An Interactive View of the Social Economy
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22230/cjnser.2010v1n1a4Keywords:
Social economy, Nonprofits, Co-operatives, Social enterprises, Civil society / Économie sociale, Organismes sans but lucratif, Coopératives, Entreprises sociales, Société civileAbstract
ABSTRACTIn general, the emphasis of social economy theorists has been sectoral; that is, research has emphasized the uniqueness of the social economy, almost as if it is a world apart from the rest of society. This article, in contrast, focuses on the differing forms of interaction between the social economy and other parts of society. The authors use a Venn diagram to illustrate differing forms of interaction between the social economy and other parts of society, and also the fluidity of the social economy. The model presented assumes that the social economy is embedded within society, and some players within the social economy support social norms and others challenge these norms and present a transformative vision.
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Généralement, les théoriciens de l'économie sociale se concentrent sur l'approche sectorielle, c'est-à-dire que leurs recherches soulignent le caractère unique de l'économie sociale, presque comme s'il s'agissait d'un monde en marge du reste de la société. Par contraste, cet article envisage les diverses formes que peut prendre l'interaction entre l'économie sociale et les autres sphères de la société. Pour illustrer ces différentes formes d'interaction ainsi que la fluidité de l'économie sociale, les auteurs ont utilisé un diagramme de Venn. Le modèle présenté tient pour acquis que l'économie sociale est partie intégrante de la société. Alors que certains acteurs de l'économie sociale défendent l'existence de normes sociales, d'autres mettent ces normes en doute et proposent plutôt une vision transformatrice.
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