|
Showing 1 - 9 of
9 matches in All Departments
Not Required for Text Type.
Questioning the boundaries between politics and economics Â
Jean-Louis Laville’s large body of work has focused on an
intellectual history of the concept of solidarity since the
Industrial Revolution. In The Solidarity Economy, his most famous
distillation of this work, Laville establishes how the formations
of economic solidarities (unions, activism, and other forms of
associationalism) reveal that the boundaries between politics and
economics are porous and structured such that politics, ideally a
pure expression of ethics and values, is instead integrated with
economic concerns.  Exploring the possibilities and
long histories of association, The Solidarity Economy identifies
the power of contemporary social and solidarity movements and
examines the history of postcapitalist practices in which
democratic demands invade the heart of the economy. The Solidarity
Economy ranges in focus from workers associations in France dating
back to the nineteenth century, to associations of African
Americans and feminists in the United States in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries, to a Brazilian landless-worker
coalition in the twentieth century.  Studying
solidarity associations over time allows us to examine how we can
recombine the economic and political spheres to address
dependencies and inequalities. Ultimately, The Solidarity Economy
has global scope and inspiring examples of associations that deepen
democracy.
This book explores Europe's third sector - the non-profit
organisations and providers of social services such as mutuals,
co-operatives, associations, voluntary organisations and charities:
these elements of a civil society are important yet often
overlooked features in contemporary socio-economics and social
policy. The pathbreaking contributions examine the third sector in
Europe within a framework which seeks to conceptually integrate two
hitherto separate debates: that concerning the 'social economy' of
co-operatives and mutuals, and the debate on voluntary, civil
society and non-profit organisations. Theoretical concepts are
developed and debated, and the relationship between the development
of national societies, public welfare and the third sector are
explored. The book goes on to discuss the crucial role of the state
and public policies - including measures that have been introduced
at the European Union level. The contributions reveal the need for
policy perspectives and forms of governance that respect the added
value of third sector organisations, without separating them. It is
argued that, in future European welfare models, it is not the size
of a third sector that matters, but rather the overall impact of
its civic principles. With its informative contributions about the
third sector in various EU countries, the theoretical approaches
offered and the ways in which policy issues are dealt with, this
book will be of great interest to a wide-ranging audience
including: social policy scholars, economists, political scientists
and policymakers with an interest in the evolution of the third
sector.
This title was first published in 2001. This book is the result of
an international study by leading economists and sociologists from
across Europe and North America. The response of the new social
economy (primarily voluntary and co-operative sectors) to social
exclusion and employability in the context of crises of
unemployment and the welfare state is of wide international
concern. This book looks specifically at the growth of enterprises
and initiatives whose primary aim is the integration of unemployed
and disadvantaged people into work. A common framework has been
used in each of the country studies, thus allowing an interesting
international comparative perspective to be developed. There is
considerable interest in how the third sector is changing
internationally in response to rapidly changing work and welfare
systems. By distilling international experience this book makes an
important contribution to debates about new ways of addressing the
central issues of unemployment and social exclusion of
disadvantaged people in society.
This title was first published in 2001. This book is the result of
an international study by leading economists and sociologists from
across Europe and North America. The response of the new social
economy (primarily voluntary and co-operative sectors) to social
exclusion and employability in the context of crises of
unemployment and the welfare state is of wide international
concern. This book looks specifically at the growth of enterprises
and initiatives whose primary aim is the integration of unemployed
and disadvantaged people into work. A common framework has been
used in each of the country studies, thus allowing an interesting
international comparative perspective to be developed. There is
considerable interest in how the third sector is changing
internationally in response to rapidly changing work and welfare
systems. By distilling international experience this book makes an
important contribution to debates about new ways of addressing the
central issues of unemployment and social exclusion of
disadvantaged people in society.
If the twentieth century was only focused on the complementarity
and the opposition of market and state, the twenty-first century
has now to deal with the prominence of the third sector, the
emergence of social enterprises and other solidarity hybrid forms.
The concept of civil society organisations (CSOs) spans this
diversity and addresses this new complexity. The first part of the
book highlights the organizational dimensions of CSOs and analyses
the growing role of management models and their limits. Too often,
the study of CSO governance has been centered on the role of the
board and has not sufficiently taken into account the different
types of accountability environments. Thus, the conversation about
CSO governance rises to the level of networks rather than simple
organizations per se, and the role of these networks in setting the
agenda in a democratic society. In this perspective, the second
part emphasizes the institutional dimensions of CSO governance by
opening new avenues on democracy. First, the work of Ostrom about
governing the commons provides us new insights to think community
self-governance. Second, the work of Habermas and Fraser opens the
question of deliberative governance and the role of public sphere
to enlarge our vision of CSO governance. Third, the concepts of
substantive rationality and economy proposed respectively by Ramos
and Polanyi reframe the context in which the question can be
addressed. Lastly, this book argues for a stronger intercultural
approach useful for the renewal of paradigms in CSOs research. This
book has for objective to present a unique collective work in
bringing together 33 authors coming from 11 countries to share
perpectives on civil society governance and will be of interest to
an international audience of researchers and policy-makers.
Questioning the boundaries between politics and economics Â
Jean-Louis Laville’s large body of work has focused on an
intellectual history of the concept of solidarity since the
Industrial Revolution. In The Solidarity Economy, his most famous
distillation of this work, Laville establishes how the formations
of economic solidarities (unions, activism, and other forms of
associationalism) reveal that the boundaries between politics and
economics are porous and structured such that politics, ideally a
pure expression of ethics and values, is instead integrated with
economic concerns.  Exploring the possibilities and
long histories of association, The Solidarity Economy identifies
the power of contemporary social and solidarity movements and
examines the history of postcapitalist practices in which
democratic demands invade the heart of the economy. The Solidarity
Economy ranges in focus from workers associations in France dating
back to the nineteenth century, to associations of African
Americans and feminists in the United States in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries, to a Brazilian landless-worker
coalition in the twentieth century.  Studying
solidarity associations over time allows us to examine how we can
recombine the economic and political spheres to address
dependencies and inequalities. Ultimately, The Solidarity Economy
has global scope and inspiring examples of associations that deepen
democracy.
Not Required for Text Type.
If the twentieth century was only focused on the complementarity
and the opposition of market and state, the twenty-first century
has now to deal with the prominence of the third sector, the
emergence of social enterprises and other solidarity hybrid forms.
The concept of civil society organisations (CSOs) spans this
diversity and addresses this new complexity. The first part of the
book highlights the organizational dimensions of CSOs and analyses
the growing role of management models and their limits. Too often,
the study of CSO governance has been centered on the role of the
board and has not sufficiently taken into account the different
types of accountability environments. Thus, the conversation about
CSO governance rises to the level of networks rather than simple
organizations per se, and the role of these networks in setting the
agenda in a democratic society. In this perspective, the second
part emphasizes the institutional dimensions of CSO governance by
opening new avenues on democracy. First, the work of Ostrom about
governing the commons provides us new insights to think community
self-governance. Second, the work of Habermas and Fraser opens the
question of deliberative governance and the role of public sphere
to enlarge our vision of CSO governance. Third, the concepts of
substantive rationality and economy proposed respectively by Ramos
and Polanyi reframe the context in which the question can be
addressed. Lastly, this book argues for a stronger intercultural
approach useful for the renewal of paradigms in CSOs research. This
book has for objective to present a unique collective work in
bringing together 33 authors coming from 11 countries to share
perpectives on civil society governance and will be of interest to
an international audience of researchers and policy-makers.
|
You may like...
Southpaw
Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, …
DVD
R99
R24
Discovery Miles 240
|