Solidarity Economy Concepts

Into the Light: the emerging solidarity economy movement in the US

by Emily Kawano, Cayapa, vol. 10, núm. 19, enero-junio, 2010, pp. 50-64
Centro Internacional de Investigación e Información sobre la Economía Pública, Social y Cooperativa
Mérida, Venezuela (Spanish version)

This paper looks at the many solidarity economy practices that exist all around us and why we need to build a whole new economic paradigm starting with the basic unbalanced concept of economic man.

Solidarity Economics: Building New Economies From the Bottom-Up & the Inside-Out

An introductory booklet about solidarity economics as a set of concepts and organizing practices. By Ethan Miller (2003).

Other Economies Are Possible! An Intro To The Solidarity Economy

A collection of articles written for the February 2007 issue of Dollars & Sense Magazine. By the Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO) Collective.

Solidarity Economy: Overview & Definitions

An introduction to diverse concepts and definitions of "solidarity economy," with voices from SE theorists and practitioners around the world. By Jenna Allard and Julie Matthaei, USSEN (2007).

Solidarity Economy 101 (Power Point)

This power point can be used as a tool in "Solidarity Economy 101" workshops and presentations to offer a basic framework for thinking about solidarity economics and solidarity economy organizing. (Note: Notes and an accompanying audio presentation to supplement this power point will be coming soon...).

Another Economy Is Possible: Visions for a Solidarity Economy in North America

This report by Yvon Poirier and Emily Kawano outlines both the historical emergence and the contemporary possibilities of a solidarity economy movement in the North American context. July 2008.

A Visual Map of the Solidarity Economy

A tool to place solidarity economy initiatives into a "whole economy" context and to facilitate discussion regarding possible areas for relationship-building and strategic intervention. By Ethan Miller.