P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
26 Juin 2012
9783035261950
Is the major crisis that began in 2008 nearing the end? Governments and analysts have time and again announced that. Yet this diagnosis remains very premature even now. The level of unemployment is still high in many countries. While the massive aids provided by the States to the economy have allowed them to avoid the collapse of the economic system, they have paradoxically exposed the States to their own failure. Many countries in Europe are in precarious situations. Far beyond Europe the role played by the State is in question. Which measures must be taken by the public authorities in order to remedy the economic crisis? Are we witnessing the emergence of a new form of regulation? How will the general interest be carried and defended in future? How have the relations between the State and citizens changed? What are the national or continental variations on these themes? Through international comparisons, specialists from Europe, Africa and the Americas linked to CIRIEC International bring new answers to these important questions. La crise majeure débutée en 2008 est-elle terminée ? Gouvernements et analystes l'ont annoncé à maintes reprises. Pourtant, ce diagnostic reste aujourd'hui encore très prématuré. Le taux de chômage demeure élevé dans de nombreux pays. Car, si les aides massives apportées par les États à l'économie ont permis d'éviter l'effondrement du système économique, elles ont paradoxalement exposé les États à leur propre faillite. Plusieurs pays d'Europe sont dans des situations précaires. Bien au-delà de l'Europe, le rôle joué par l'État est en question. Quelles mesures doivent être prises par les autorités publiques pour remédier à la crise économique ? Assiste-t-on à l'émergence d'un nouveau mode de régulation ? Comment est désormais porté et défendu l'intérêt général ? Comment les rapports entre l'État et les citoyens sont-ils transformés ? Quelles sont les variations nationales ou continentales sur ces thèmes ? C'est à ces questions communes que différents spécialistes d'Europe, d'Afrique et des Amériques liés au CIRIEC international répondent dans cet ouvrage dans une perspective comparée.
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
20 Avril 2012
9783035261578
What is the worth of the social economy? What worth does the social economy produce? Co-operatives, not-for-profit and mutual benefits organizations as well as foundations share common values that colour the way they perform and how they manage to do so. Yet, little is known about how the social economy is actually being evaluated, and how evaluation may reinforce or weaken this specificity. This book fills a gap in the literature about the social economy. It seeks to make a critical assessment of the interests to which the social economy of today must cater and for which questions of evaluation appear to be the most telling. A first set of contributions is made up of four theoretical papers inspired by various disciplinary fields: management, economy, sociology, philosophy. A second set of contributions is composed of seven national analyses of how the social economy is evaluated in different institutional contexts: France, Québec (Canada), United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, Portugal and Japan. The conclusion of the book summarizes the findings of this study and formulates some questions addressed to policy designers, evaluation specialists and social economy actors.
