Solidarity Economy

"The Solidarity Economy establishes how the formation of economic solidarities reveals that the boundaries between politics and economics are porous and structured such that politics, ideally a pure expression of ethics and values, is instead integrated with economic concerns. Identifying the power of contemporary social and solidarity movements, Laville examines the history of postcapitalist practices in which democratic demands invade the heart of the economy"--

About the author

Jean-Louis Laville is professor at the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Paris, where he holds a chair in Solidarity Economy. He is author and editor of several books, most recently Theory of Social Enterprise and Pluralism: Social Movements, Solidarity Economy, and Global South; Civil Society, the Third Sector, and Social Enterprise: Governance and Democracy; The Human Economy; and The Third Sector in Europe.

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Louis Laville, Jean-Louis/ Booth Laville
• Assisted by: Josh Booth (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Minnesota Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2023
• EAN: 9781517913601
• ISBN: 978-1-5179-1360-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Diverse Economies and Livable Worlds
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Labour, economic and industrial sociology