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...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Cases for Analysis -- A Closer Look (Mini Case Studies) -- List of Tables and Figures -- 1. Introducing the Social Economy -- 2. Social Economy Businesses -- 3. Local Development Enterprises -- 4. Public Sector Nonprofits -- 5....

When organizations use social accounting practices, they are able to measure their performance in terms of benefits accrued to key stakeholders such as their communities, human resources, and those investing in the organization. This innovative change in accounting can lead to a fundamentally...