This paper looks at how the social and solidarity economy (SSE) discourse has been deployed at a regional level by the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and Southern American Common Market (MERCOSUR), and the implications of these new policy frameworks for the advancement of SSE...

Depuis la première moitié du dix-neuvième siècle, sont apparus sous des formes diverses des propositions et des projets visant à assurer un développement local solidaire par un mécanisme monétaire et financier. On les aborde aujourd'hui sous la dénomination de 'microcrédit solidaire'...

Centrado en América Latina, este artículo examina el rol de las políticas públicas y el marco legal en relación con la institucionalización de la Economía Social y Solidaria (ESS). Estas instituciones pueden ser respuestas formales a prácticas y demandas sociales de abajo arriba, o...

En el presente trabajo se describen y analizan procesos de recuperación de empresas desarrollados en Argentina durante el período 2000-2010. Entendemos por tales los procesos iniciados a partir de la quiebra o cierre de una empresa y de la decisión de los trabajadores de continuar con la...

El creciente impacto global de la Economía Social y Solidaria (ESS) en los ámbitos económico, social y político se fundamenta en un nuevo modelo de interacción entre gobiernos y sociedad civil. Aun siendo aplicado de forma heterogénea, la ESS deviene un mecanismo de apoyo e impulso social...

Rapid economic growth in India during the last two decades has accentuated the demand for energy and natural resources related to water, land and forests. Based on a review of the current policy framework in these areas and data from fieldwork in the northeastern region of India, this paper...

Many countries in Africa are already experiencing negative impacts of climate change,prompting the emergence of various policies to mitigate and adapt to these changes. This paper evaluates the emerging green economy in South Africa, using ideas from the concept of sustainable rural livelihoods....

Whereas sustainable development used to be conceptualized in relation to differentiated development stages and contrasts between "consumer" and "basic needs" societies (Redclift 1991), the emerging green economy has internalized the new geopolitical conditions created by "globalization". Latin...

In the global arena, improving environmental outcomes at the same time as ensuring social equity outcomes for disadvantaged landholder groups has become increasingly important. This is especially true in regions with pressing environmental problems populated by low-income indigenous land...

Based on research from the UNRISD inquiry into the social dimensions of green economy, this paper outlines a conceptual and policy approach to bring social concerns more centrally into green economy and sustainable development debates. The paper first examines a wide range of social problems and...