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Local Development and Community-Based Co-operatives: A Social Capital Approach
Thematic area:
2.2 Instruments and research regarding social capital and its social and economic impact on development
Language:
English
State:
Publish
Affiliation(s) of author(s):
RiCC - Research Institute for Co-operation and Co-operatives, Vienna Univ. of Economics and Business Administration
Affiliation(s) of author(s):
RiCC - Research Institute for Co-operation and Co-operatives, Vienna Univ. of Economics and Business Administration
Company / Organisation:
RiCC - Research Institute for Co-operation and Co-operatives, Vienna Univ. of Economics and Business Administration Address:
Augasse 2-6
Postalcode:
1090
City:
Vienna, Austria The paper tries to analyze the following research question: “How does the formation of social capital among activists of community-based cooperatives effect local development?”
Given tight budget constraints and a backlog in infrastructure investments, small municipalities are seeking new forms of providing public services (e.g. eldercare) which build on civic participation. In contrast to outsourcing these services in the form of Public-Private-Partnerships, cooperative Public-Citizen-Partnerships support civic democracy on a local level.
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