In this resource the authors integrate a wide array of organizations founded upon a social mission - social enterprises, nonprofits, co-operatives, credit unions, and community development associations - under the rubric of the 'social economy.' This framework facilitates a comprehensive study...

Since the 2010s, all levels of governments in Canada have gradually initiated social procurement as a policy tool to further their social values and political agendas. Social enterprises of various shapes and sizes across the country have served as partners in the execution of those agendas....

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Historic Changes in the Canadian Credit Union Movement -- 2. Non-financial Co-operatives in Canada: 1955 to 2005 -- 3. Leaving and Entering the Social Economy: Factors Associated with the Conversion of Organizational Form -- 4. The...