Public Policy and the Social Economy in Atlantic Canada: Nova Scotia
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Date
3/15/2011
Authors
Myers, Jan
McGrath, Chase
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Abstract
As part of the activities of the Atlantic Node of the pan-Canadian Social Economy and
Sustainability Research Network, the public policy working group initiated a project to map
and provide an inventory of provincial legislation, policies, programs and initiatives that are
directly relevant to community economic and social development, the social economy, and
building the capacity and opportunities for engagement in policy formulation and
implementation in the Atlantic region. This report provides an overview of the findings
relating to the province of Nova Scotia.
To provide a baseline comparison, we have followed the reporting format of a similar
mapping and inventory exercise carried out and published five years ago (Infanti, 2003). The
2003 report, published by the Canadian Community Economic Development Network
(CCEDNet), was specifically focussed on community economic activities highlighting both
gaps in policy and investment in community economic development (CED) as well as good
examples of government support for such activities.
Although the social economy has been equated with community economic development
(CED), the current survey broadens the scope of the research by looking at policies,
regulatory frameworks, programs and activities that are aimed at or include reference to
social economy organizations as opposed to CED per se but which would nevertheless
include those involved in CED activities.
This summary report is part of an overall review of all Atlantic Provinces and federal
frameworks: “Public Policy and the Social Economy in Atlantic Canada: an inventory of
jurisdictional policies, programs and activities that support social economy organizations at
municipal, provincial and federal levels”.