Social Economics and the Solidarity City

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements 1 Introduction The Social Economy, the State and the City Rolling Back and Rolling Out Disembedding and Re-embedding Social and Solidarity Structure of the Argument 2 The Rules of the Game Introduction Disembedding the Market Co-ordinating the Commons Problems of Co-ordination Social Enterprise Markets Reassembling the Market Conclusion 3 Urban Politics and Alternative Economics Introduction Neoliberalism and Its Limits Countermoves and Resistance The Social Base of Solidarity Economics The Mode of Interest Mediation Scale and the Neighbourhood as a Site of Struggle Assembling the Social Conclusion 4 Social and Solidarity Economics Introduction Distribution and Modes of Exchange The Solidarity Economy and the Social Economy Solidarity in Economic Practice Social Entrepreneurship The Social Base of Economics Work Integration, Workfare and Empowerment Non-monetised Trading Barriers and Cognitive Traps Conclusion 5 Enterprises, Legitimacy and Pursuit of the Social Introduction Defining Social Enterprises Logics, Legitimacies and Pressures Capture, Co-option and Resistance Mission Drift Communities, Assets and Local Accumulation Conclusion 6 Actually Existing Solidarity Economies Introduction Basque Solidarity and Mondragon Bristol and the Creative Commons Québec and Solidarity Infrastructure Red Bologna Occupation in São Paulo Peacebuilding, Social Economics and the Contested City Conclusion 7 Scale, Replication and Money Introduction Scaling, Innovation and Social Value Scaling-up The Social Life of Money Social Finance Structure of the Sector Supply and Demand for Finance Diversification of Supply Community Development Finance Initiatives (CDFIs) Co-ordination and Finance Schemes Conclusion 8 Conclusions Introduction The Social Base of Value The Competitive Environment Scale, Competition and the State Network Power and Co-ordinating Institutions Junctures, Overflows and Affecting Mechanisms Knowledge and Learning Skills Profit Destination Conclusion Index