The Quebec system of social innovation: a focused analysis on the local development field
This article shows the components of a system of social innovation based on collaboration and consensus building between a plurality of actors and economic logics.The social innovation system of Quebec features new combinations, approaches, ways of coordination and governance in which social economy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CEG
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ceg.ul.pt/finisterra/numeros/2012-94/94_01.pdf |
| Summary: | This article shows the components of a system of social innovation based on collaboration and consensus building between a plurality of actors and economic logics.The social innovation system of Quebec features new combinations, approaches, ways of coordination and governance in which social economy and civil society play an importantrole. Participative governance, co-production of services, co-construction of public policies, as well as the plural character of the economy represent important aspects of this system.This article addresses the territorial dimensions of what could be called the Quebec model of social innovation. |
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| ISSN: | 0430-5027 |