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SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY ECONOMY ACADEMY<br />

Contents<br />

Acknowledgments ..........................................................................iii<br />

Foreword .........................................................................................iv<br />

General introduction .......................................................................vi<br />

Acronyms .....................................................................................xvii<br />

Chapter 1: Underst<strong>and</strong>ing the social <strong>and</strong> solidarity economy .........1<br />

1.1 Introduction...............................................................................................................1<br />

1.2 Mapping the SSE .....................................................................................................1<br />

1.3 Common features of SSE organizations..................................................................5<br />

1.4 Related concepts ....................................................................................................10<br />

1.5 Comparative advantages of the SSE ....................................................................12<br />

1.6 Key findings ............................................................................................................15<br />

Chapter 2: Governance <strong>and</strong> management of SSEOs ......................17<br />

2.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................17<br />

2.2 Governance <strong>and</strong> management of SSEOs..............................................................17<br />

2.3 Managing resources in SSEOs...............................................................................25<br />

2.4 Financing mechanisms for SSEOs.........................................................................28<br />

2.5 Towards efficient management of SSEOs.............................................................29<br />

2.6 Key findings.............................................................................................................30<br />

Chapter 3: Policy framework for developing the SSE ...................35<br />

3.1 Introduction.............................................................................................................35<br />

3.2 Public policies for the SSE .....................................................................................35<br />

3.3 Constructed from the bottom up ...........................................................................39<br />

3.4 Transverse actions..................................................................................................40<br />

3.5 Possibilities of “emancipation”?.............................................................................41<br />

3.6 The SSE in selected countries................................................................................42<br />

3.7 Key findings.............................................................................................................49<br />

xviii<br />

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