THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND THE SOCIAL ECONOMY IN THE <i>ANNALS</i> (1975–2007): TOWARDS A NEW PARADIGM<sup>1</sup>

Fecher, Fabienne; Lévesque, Benoît

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8292.2008.00374_2.x

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“…This causes us to turn our attention toward the possibilities of cooperation. Cooperative economics has been studied in the social enterprise sector (Fecher and Lévesque 2008), the industrial sector (Harrison 1990, Piore and Sabel 1984), in the consumer goods and services sector (Botsman and Rogers 2010), and in the local government public services sector (Warner 2011, 2009, Bel and Costas 2006, Bel and Mur 2009). A new collaborative consumption is being articulated which harnesses some of the benefits of market‐style organization, but maintains the potential for other forms of social engagement to break down transactions costs, reduce information asymmetries and promote attention to sustainability and equity (Botsman and Rogers 2010).…”

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Competition or Cooperation in Urban Service Delivery?

Warner

2011

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

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Inter-municipal cooperation is now as common among US local governments as for profit privatization. This article uses data from a national survey in 2007 to explore the benefits of cooperation -economies of scale, service coordination across the metropolitan region and greater community control. While privatization reforms have focused on harnessing the benefits of a competitive market, cooperation may be the new frontier where economies of scale and efficiency gains can be achieved with governments working together in a new form of collaborative service delivery. Competencia o cooperación en la provisión de servicios urbanosLa cooperación entre municipalidades está ahora tan extendida en el seno de las autoridades locales americanas como la privatización. A partir de los datos de una encuesta realizada en 2007 a nivel nacional, este artículo examina las ventajas de la cooperación, de las economías de escala y de la coordinación y el control de servicios en el seno de la región metropolitana y más ampliamente de la comunidad. Puesto que las privatizaciones están centradas en la realización de beneficios en un mercado competitivo, la cooperación puede ser la nueva frontera donde las economías de escala y las ganancias de eficiencia se pueden alcanzar con las autoridades públicas trabajando en una nueva forma de oferta colaborativa de servicios.

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Competition or Cooperation in Urban Service Delivery?

Warner

2011

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

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“…That issue included an article by the editors (Fecher and Lévesque 2008) analyzing the scientific literature published in that journal between 1975 and 2007 and dealt with the public economy and the social economy ( tiers secteur , conceived on their broader conception, which includes the nonprofit sector – NPO – cooperatives and other social enterprises). This study is proof of the growing scientific attention paid to this field of the social economy over this period, which managed to reach a relative sorpasso as far as the number of articles published compared to those on the public economy.…”

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Introduction: Recent Trends in Social Economy Research

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2012

Ann Public Coop Econ

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International research on the social economy has undergone three important changes over the last five years. Firstly, the socioeconomic reality subject of this research has suffered a profound transformation as a result of the impact and the prolongation of the crisis and the expectations created in relation to the role of the social economy. Secondly, the topics under scrutiny by the scientific community have changed gradually over these years adapting to the macro and micromutations being studied. Thirdly, we have witnessed what may be considered the definitive consolidation and institutionalization of research into the social economy and its scientific community. This latter is confirmed by the prolific and diversified scientific output, the recognition of the specialized scientific journals, the solidity of the international networks of researchers and research centres and specialist training, as well as by the existence of periodic international scientific conferences.

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