The Connecting Localism and Community Empowerment project sought to assess the merits of the assumption that localisms brings about community empowerment through a review of the existing academic and policy literatures.
Drawing inspiration from the Council of Europe Strategy for Social Cohesion, this volume analyses from different angles the new forms of economic solidarity and responsibility which European citizens are setting in place to respond to the modern-day challenges of human and environmental vulnerability.
This is one of the Canadian CED Network's CED in Manitoba Profiles Project produced 50 stories of Manitoba communities working to build fairer and stronger local economies, reduce poverty, and revitalize neighbourhoods.
Posted: July 26, 2013
On July 24, Benoît Hamon, France's Minister responsible for the Social and Solidarity Economy, presented a new bill on the Social and Solidarity Economy.
The proposed law is described as a key part of the government's 'battle for employment,' supporting the Social and Solidarity Economy sector's strong growth potential.
