Community Economic Development (CED) is an approach that recognizes that economic, environmental and social challenges are interdependent, complex and ever-changing.


To be effective, solutions must be rooted in local knowledge and led by community members. CED promotes holistic approaches, addressing individual, community and regional levels, recognizing that these levels are interconnected.


CED has emerged as an alternative to conventional approaches to economic development. It is founded on the belief that problems facing communities - unemployment, poverty, job loss, environmental degradation and loss of community control - need to be addressed in a holistic and participatory way.


 


Click here to LISTEN to an interview with Rupert Downing about what CCEDNet is, what CED is and how the concept is linked to the Social Economy.