Database on social economy organizations : Bases de données sur les organisations d'economie sociale, la classification des activités économiques

Ultimately, the goal is to understand the workings of the social economy in relation to the renewal and democratization of the development model, so that the economy can be made to serve society. [...] To report on the work of the Chair, we propose two series: 1. Research 2. Conference Marie J. Bouchard Chairholder NOTES ON THE AUTHORS Marie J. BOUCHARD is a full professor in the Department of Organization and Human Resources (département d’Organisation et ressources humaines) and Chairholder of the Canada Research Chair on the Social Economy of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). [...] On the other hand, the boundaries of the field are apt to shift depending on how social economy is defined, the particular situation, the networks and groups that are created, the institutional environment, the market, etc. [...] Now the public authorities, as well as the key players in the system, have formulated requests to both measure the sector and evaluate the contribution of the social economy. [...] In delineating the field of the social economy, the database must take into account the diversity of organizations that make up the sector, and describe the characteristics of these in such a way that they can be grouped according to different definitions of social economy.