Abstract
Civil society associations, including voluntary
and community groups, trade unions, faithbased
organisations, co-operatives and
mutuals, have long influenced the economy.
Civil society associations can run businesses and they
can run organisations that aim to influence businesses.
Together, these two sorts of association help to grow a
civil economy. This paper reviews the history of the civil
economy and looks ahead to how it may come to have a
greater influence in the future.
During industrialisation, many civil
and community groups, trade unions, faithbased
organisations, co-operatives and
mutuals, have long influenced the economy.
Civil society associations can run businesses and they
can run organisations that aim to influence businesses.
Together, these two sorts of association help to grow a
civil economy. This paper reviews the history of the civil
economy and looks ahead to how it may come to have a
greater influence in the future.
During industrialisation, many civil
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Udgivelsessted | London |
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Forlag | Carnegie UK Trust |
Antal sider | 38 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 978-0-900259-62-3 |
Status | Udgivet - mar. 2010 |
Emneord
- Civil society
- Social economy
- Social enterprise
- Social entrepreneurship
- Social service
- Social innovation
- EMES