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CO-OPERATIVE INNOVATION: POLICIES, PRACTICES AND DEBATES ON SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND COLLECTIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP/ L’INNOVATION DANS LES COOPÉRATIVES : POLITIQUES, PRATIQUES ET DÉBATS SUR L’ENTREPRISE SOCIALE ET L’ENTREPRENEURIAT COLLECTIF
(Nova Scotia Co-operative Council, Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network, Conseil Coopératif Acadien Nouvelle Écosse, Nova Scotia Government & others, 2012-11) Fridell, Gavin; Lee, Nanci; Hussey, Joanne; Tekamp, Mark
Gavin Fridell's Abstract: Over the past decades, cooperative values have increasingly been formally adopted by an array of social enterprise, nongovernmental, and non-‐profit organizations concerned with social justice and collective action but not traditionally considered “cooperatives.” While this has received growing recognition, less has been said about the ways in which cooperative ideals have also become increasingly prevalent in the realm of international cooperation, especially in the Global South. One lead organization in this movement has been ALBA, whose eight member countries have signed a range of agreements devoted to cooperative trade and development initiatives at the state level, as well as officially promoting fair trade, social enterprises, social movements, cooperatives, and local businesses. This presentation will examine ALBA projects in the Eastern Caribbean and reflect on its strengths and weaknesses for promoting new patterns of economic cooperation.