</titre> An increasing number of works on microfinance mention the social responsibility of private, public or mixed organizations which deliver microfinance services. Their social responsibility has to be understood as a supply of financial services which actually and efficiently comply with the needs...

Over the last few years, the Economy has been a witness to many initiatives that are broadly known as fair comercial relations or, generally speaking “Fair Trade”. These initiatives are part of a more global effort aiming at reducing the wide differences that exist between rich and poor...

This paper analyses a modern-day problem: the cost to government of jobs in social integration enterprises. At present there is a debate concerning their positive (subsidy-related) and negative aspects (regarding the savings they generate in social post-programmes and the revenue generated...

Exhibiting the characteristics of singular goods, fair trade products, organic products and community-supported agriculture represent an original field to deal with consumers? participation in judgement devices. Several organisations develop ?participatory guarantee systems? in order to involve...