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Social and solidarity economy
Social and solidarity economy
The social and solidarity economy encompasses companies, organisations and other entities that carry out economic, social and environmental activities of collective or general interest, based on the principles of voluntary cooperation and mutual aid, democratic or participatory governance, autonomy and independence, and the primacy of people and social purpose over capital in the distribution and use of surpluses or profits, as well as assets.
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19 June 2024
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Instituciones y políticas públicas para el desarrollo cooperativo en América Latina
6 April 2022 | Publication
Esta investigación examina la situación del sector cooperativo, su institucionalidad y las políticas públicas en la materia en ocho países de la región. Se observa que en la última década ha tenido…
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