Dedication

pp iii-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

List of figures and tables

pp vii-vii

Notes on contributors

pp viii-xiii

Acknowledgements

pp xiv-xiv

One - Introduction: new economies North and South – sharing the transition to a just and sustainable future

pp 1-12

Part I - Theoretical perspectives on the social and solidarity economy

pp 13-14

Two - Towards a new economics: concepts and experiences from Latin America

pp 15-36

Three - Monsieur le Capital and Madame la Terre on the brink

pp 37-56

Four - Co-construction or prefiguration? The problem of the ‘translation’ of social and solidarity economy practices into policy

pp 57-72

Five - Transitioning towards low carbon solidarity economies?

pp 73-96

Part II - The social and solidarity economy as a site of social innovation

pp 97-98

Six - Innovation, cooperatives and inclusive development:rethinking technological change and social inclusion

pp 99-116

Seven - Brazil’s social economic incubators

pp 117-134

Eight - The role of universities in the sustainable evolution of solidarity economies

pp 135-154

Nine - Fundos de Pasto: community governance of common resources in north-east Brazil

pp 155-176

Part III - The social and solidarity economy and the state

pp 177-178

Ten - The Danish low carbon transition and the prospects for the democratic economy

pp 179-194

Eleven - Solidarity economy dialogue in Latin America: transferring Argentine experiences of social currencies to Brazil

pp 195-212

Twelve - Twenty-first century socialism? Venezuela’s solidarity,social, popular and communal economy

pp 213-232

Part IV - Policy translation between North and South

pp 233-234

Thirteen - Being a Zapatista wherever you are: reflections on academic-activist practice from Latin America to the UK

pp 235-256

Fourteen - Living sín patrón: lessons from Argentina’s societies in movement

pp 257-274

Fifteen - The social and solidarity economy in Argentina and the UK:convergence from opposite directions

pp 275-294

Sixteen - Conclusion: lessons learned and tensions exposed

pp 295-304

Index

pp 305-317