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Why and how organizational forms are shaped in the social economy: the example of Fair Trade organizations in Europe

Thematic area: 
4.2 Management and participatory governance
Language: 
English
State: 
Publish
Name(s) of author(s): 
Benjamin Huybrechts
Affiliation(s) of author(s): 
Centre for Social Economy
Affiliation(s) of author(s): 
HEC-University of Liège Management School
Address: 
Sart Tilman B33 Bte4
Postalcode: 
4000
City: 
Liège

Theoretical background: how are organizational forms shaped?

The question of organizational forms, particularly in the fields of social economy, are traditionally investigated through the lens of the ownership configuration and the legal form. In doing so, the authors generally rely – although sometimes unconsciously – on a contractual view of organizations (Coase, 1937), more precisely on the transaction cost approach (Williamson, 1979; 1985) or “new institutional economics”.

Contact phone: 
+3243663135
Contact e-mail: 
b.huybrechts@ulg.ac.be

Co-operative Internationalization: Lessons from the Fair Trade Movement

Thematic area: 
7. -- Social economy development in different world regions (pick a sub theme) --
Language: 
English
State: 
Publish
Name(s) of author(s): 
Darryl Reed
Name(s) of author(s): 
J.J. McMurtry
Affiliation(s) of author(s): 
Business & Society Program, York Unviersity
Affiliation(s) of author(s): 
Business & Society Program, York Unviersity
Company / Organisation: 
Division of Social Science, York University
Address: 
4700 Keele St
Postalcode: 
M3J 3P1
City: 
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
 The practice of Fair Trade has been one of the most widely acclaimed movements for promoting local development through international co-operation. Fair Trade links small producers in the South more directly to Northern consumers through the intermediation of Fair Trade Organizations (FTOs) that are committed to “Fair Trade Principles” and the development of more just trade practices.
Contact e-mail: 
dreed@yorku.ca

Women’s Entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan: Building Fair Trade Networks in Post-Socialist Transition Economies

Thematic area: 
2.1 Regional and local development by entrepreneurship and social capital
Language: 
English
State: 
Publish
Name(s) of author(s): 
Debbie Dergousoff
Name(s) of author(s): 
Gulnara Baimambetova
Affiliation(s) of author(s): 
Debbie: Canadian Social Economy Hub, University of Victoria, BC, Canada; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
Affiliation(s) of author(s): 
Gulnara: Women's Entrereneurial Support Association (WESA), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Company / Organisation: 
Debbie Dergousoff
Address: 
3998 Panther St
Postalcode: 
V8N 3R3
City: 
Victoria, BC Canada

This project emanates from a CIDA Partnerships for Tomorrow Program II grant which funded a visit by myself and Annie McKitrick to Kyrgyzstan in December, 2008. The purpose of the trip was to introduce Social Economy concepts, including the notion of ‘fair trade’ to various sectors working to enhance community economic development in the country. Independence for Kyrgyzstan after the collapse of the Soviet Union brought severe poverty and economic collapse to rural areas as collective farms fell apart.

Contact phone: 
250-477-9204
Contact e-mail: 
ddergous@sfu.ca
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