ICS Seminar Series

The contemporary concept of the solidarity economy developed simultaneously in Latin America and France during the 1980s. The name 'solidarity economy' attempts to describe an approach to economic development that emphasises cooperation (frequently in the context of cooperatives), democratic inclusion, and equity. Solidarity economy exists alongside a suite of other terms that describe an ethico-political approach to economic development and social transformation. In the USA there has been an explosive interest in municipalities across the country in cooperative approaches to economic development in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis...(see website for full).