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Management of Social and Solidarity Economy Organizations and Enterprises

Working Conditions and Wages in the Social and Solidarity Economy

Social and Solidarity Economy and Resilience in the Context of Multiple Crises

Participation, Governance, Collective Action, Democracy and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Financing for the Social and Solidarity Economy

Access to Markets for the Social and Solidarity Economy

Statistical Measurement of the Social and Solidarity Economy

Partnership and Co-construction and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Local and Territorial Development Plans and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Legal Frameworks and Laws for the Social and Solidarity Economy

Supporting Organizations and Intermediaries for Social and Solidarity Economy

Social and Solidarity Economy and Co-optation, Isomorphism, and Instrumentalisation

Social Policy and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Public Policy and the Social and Solidarity Economy

The Institutional Ecosystem of the Social and Solidarity Economy

Health and Care Sector and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Education Sector and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Culture, Sports and Leisure Sectors and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Social Services and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Tourism Sector and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Energy, Water and Waste Management Sectors and the Social and Solidarity Economy

The Housing Sector and the Social and Solidarity Economy

The Finance Sector and the Social and Solidarity Economy

The Food and Agriculture Sector and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Gender Equality and Empowerment in the Social and Solidarity Economy

Local Community Development and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Care and Home Support Services and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Reduction of Multi-dimensional Inequalities and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Reduction of Hunger and Poverty and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Peace, Non-Violence, and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Sustainable Investment, Production, Consumption and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Work Integration and Social Enterprises

The Sustainable Development Goals and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Migrants, Refugees and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Youth and the Social and Solidarity Economy

LGBTQ+ Inclusion and the Social and Solidarity Economy

African American Social and Solidarity Economy and Distributive Justice

Community-Based Organizations

Women’s Self-Help Groups

Social Enterprises

Non-Governmental Organizations and Foundations

Associations and Associationalism

Cooperatives and Mutuals

Activism, Social Movements and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Heterodox Economics and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Indigenous Economies and the Social and Solidarity Economy

The Black Social Economy and the Social and Solidarity Economy

The Commons and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Ecological Economics and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Community Economics and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Feminist Economics and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Moral Economy, Human Economy, and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Globalization, Alter-globalization and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Postcolonial Theories and the Social and Solidarity Economy

Contemporary Understandings of the Social and Solidarity Economy

Origins and histories of the social and solidarity economy

Characterization of the UNTFSSE Knowledge Hub: 2019 repository about the relationship between Social and Solidarity Economy and the Sustainable Development Goals

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How SSE initiatives concretely contribute to achieving the SDGs in the post-Covid context

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Producing Statistics on Social and Solidarity Economy: Policy Recommendations and Directions for Future Research

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Mapping International SSE Mapping Exercises

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Producing Statistics on Social and Solidarity Economy: The State of the Art

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Links between SSE and SDGs: SSE as a Vehicle for Achieving the SDGs

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What role for the Social and Solidarity Economy in the post COVID-19 crisis recovery?

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Transformative Policies for the Social and Solidarity Economy: The New Generation of Public Policies Fostering the Social Economy in Order to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals. The European and Spanish Cases

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Localizing SDGs among B40 neighbourhoods in Klang Valley, Malaysia: Challenges, possibilities, and lessons drawn from the urban grassroots

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Community Currency Programmes as a Tool for Sustainable Development: The Cases of Mombasa and Nairobi Counties, Kenya

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Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: What Role for Social and Solidarity Economy?: UNTFSSE International Conference Summary

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Las políticas de promoción de la economía social y solidaria en Santa Fe: Potencialidades y limitaciones en la consecución del desarrollo sostenible

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Dakkada Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (DMCS) and Sustainable Development Goals of Poverty Reduction and Hunger in Sub-Saharan Rural Communities of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

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The Creation of a Union Representation of the Popular Economy in Argentina: A Recognition of the Informal and Self-employed Workers and its Role for Decent Work (SDG 8)

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Analyzing the Success Factors of Best Practices in the Korean Social Economy

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Las Economías Sociales y Solidarias revisadas desde los recursos no convencionales

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The Role of SSE Trajectories in the Implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda during an Era of Fiscal Constraints

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The UN 2030 Agenda and Social and Solidarity Economy: Toward a Structural Change?

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Mitigating Climate Change in Sundarbans: Role of Social and Solidarity Economy in Mangrove Conservation and Livelihood Generation

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A Economia Social e Solidária e os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável

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The Social and Solidarity Economy Movement in the US: Potential Linkages to Social Welfare and Related Social Justice Movements

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An Appraisal of the Role of Social and Solidarity Economy in Achieving Sustainable Finance in Nigeria: A Case Study of Obafemi Awolowo University Cooperative Society

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Agricultural Sustainability through Solidarity Groups in Organic Farming: Implications on Sustainable Development Goals

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El papel de las cofradías de pescadores de Galicia (Noroeste de España) en la protección de los recursos marinos y consecución de la equidad: ventajas y limitaciones

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Role of Social and Solidarity Economy for People-Oriented Inclusive Growth: Focusing on decent work, social inclusion and empowerment

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A Framework to Assess the Sustainability and the Pro-Democratization of Platform Economy: The Case of Barcelona

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Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals: the Significant Role Played by Agri-Food Cooperatives

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Understanding the Role of Social Enterprises in Attaining the Sustainable Development Goals through the Human Capability Approach: The Case of Lithuania

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Mainstreaming Women Self-Help Groups to Promote Social and Solidarity Economy: Lessons from Rural Areas of Tamil Nadu, India

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Social and Solidarity Economy in Greece: The Role of SSE in Relation to Local Labour Markets

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Solidarity Finance and the SDGs: Scale, Subsidies and Sustainability

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Cooperatives and Eradication of Poverty and Hunger in Rural Communities in South East Nigeria through Inclusive Sustainable Agricultural Development: Issues and Challenges

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Role of Dairy Cooperatives in Achieving the Economic Dimension of the SDGs: Experiences and Lessons Learnt from India

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Community-Based Social Enterprises Fostering Inclusive Development in Peripheral European Rural Areas

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SSEs and the Indian Landscape: The Impact on ‘Future of Work’ and SDG 8: The Case of ‘SumArth’ – an Agro-Based SSE Organization

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Micro-finance Interventions in Renewable Energy: Promoting Sustainable Rural Development through Solar Electrification

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Pathways to Sustainability in Social and Solidarity Economy Organisations: Lessons Learned from Local Change Processes towards the Sustainable Development Goals

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Enhancing Food Security, Nutrition and Poverty Reduction through Self Help Groups: An experience from Pakistan

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Scaling Up or Deepening? Developing the Radical Potential of the SSE Sector in a Time of Crisis

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Tools for Local Development: Multi-level Governance for a Solidarity-based Economy in Italy and France

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The Undelivered Potential of the Greek, Economic Crisis Born, Social and Solidarity Economy for People-Centred Local Sustainable Development: The Case of Greek Social Cooperative Enterprises

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El aporte de las empresas recuperadas por sus trabajadores al desarrollo inclusivo en la Argentina

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Contribution of Cooperatives on Employment Generation: Evidence from West Bengal Milk Cooperative in Burdwan District

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The Crucial Role of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Partnership with Local Governments in Hosting Refugees and in Achieving SDGs: Case Study of the City of Madrid in Spain

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Participatory Decision-Making Processes within a Mobile Communication Social Enterprise and SDG 16

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La territorialización de las políticas de Economía Social en Comunidades Indígenas: El caso de la comunidad mocoví en Recreo, Santa Fe (Argentina)

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Assessing Social and Solidarity Economy in India’s Tropical Tasar Silk: Insights from Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana

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A Economia Social e Solidária como condição para o desenvolvimento sustentável

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ODD dans la zone OHADA, de l’outil coopératif au paradigme ESS

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Red Eusumo: como fomentar el cooperativismo y la economía social y solidaria desde lo más cercano

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A Reforma Agrária Sustentável baseada nos Sistemas Agroecológicos e Agroflorestais

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Community-led Initiatives and the Social Solidarity Economy: Commons Ecologies for Delivering and Re-Imagining the Sustainable Development Goals

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Indigenous Solidarity Economy for Buen Vivir in Mexico

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Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals through the Framework of the Social and Solidarity Economy in Africa: Scope, Constraints and Options

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The Heat Is On: The Capacities Required for the Establishment and Sustainability of Community-Owned Renewable Energy District Heating Systems in Ireland

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Social Entrepreneurship as a Supporting Model for Sustainable Rural Development: Review of the Lika Region (Croatia) Case Study

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SEWA’s Reema Nanavaty Speech

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Platform Cooperatives: The Social and Solidarity Economy and the Future of Work

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Establishing a Sustainable Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystem: The Case of Daegu, South Korea

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Des solutions sociales et innovantes pour une gestion durable des déchets au Maroc: Cas de l'inclusion du secteur informel

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Work integration Social Joint-Ventures between Incremental and Transformative Change

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Ecosocial Innovations in Europe: How Social and Solidarity Economy Actors Can Promote the Sustainable Development Goals

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El papel de las entidades de la economía social en la inclusión laboral de las personas con discapacidad

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Cooperatives as a Means of Fostering Integrated and Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Nepal

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Role of Co-operatives in Facilitating the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: An Experience from Nova Scotia, Canada

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El Balance Social de la XES: 10 años midiendo el impacto de la ESS en Cataluña

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Sistemas Locales de Economía Social y Solidaria (SLESS): Innovación, sostenibilidad, equidad e inclusión

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Waste picker social economy organizations addressing the Sustainable Development Goals

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From the Economic to the Social Value Contribution of the Social Economy

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Building Sustainable Local Food Solutions: How Canadian Indigenous Communities are Using the Social and Solidarity Economy to Implement Zero Hunger

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Les monnaies locales complémentaires (MLC), pour un développement inclusif et socio-éco-conditionné

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More than Monitoring: Developing Impact Measures for Transformative Social Enterprise

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Empoderamento e participação feminina na Economia Social e Solidária: em busca da equidade

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Closing the Loop: Can Social and Solidarity Organisations Accelerate the Circular Economy?

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Building Participatory and Inclusive Institutions: Bringing Meaningful Participation into Economic Decision-Making

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Institutional Voids: Impediment to the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in South African Municipalities

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A Regional SSE Practice from Turkey: Opportunities and Challenges to Scale up

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Applying Principles of the Social and Solidarity Economy for Reconstruction in Darfur

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Decent Work and Gender Equality: The Cooperative of ‘Capuchinhas’ of Serra do Montemuro

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Social and Solidarity Economy for Localizing the SDGs and Scaling Up Impact: The Case of Women’s Self Help Groups in India

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Social Economy and the Foodshed in Greece: Local Pathways and Constraints through the Lens of SDGs

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Motivaciones de las mujeres para emprender en cooperativas: Estudio del caso gallego

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Why We Need Cooperatives to Make the Business World more People-Centered: The Emilia-Romagna Experience

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Políticas de promoción de cooperativas de trabajo en Argentina: Respuestas y desafíos para la reducción de las desigualdades de género

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Association for Sarva Seva Farms (ASSEFA) India: 50 years of Sustainable Development

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Aportes de las Organizaciones de la Economía Social y Solidaria a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible-ODS

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SSE, Gender, and Sustainable Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Envisioning a Different Path

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Italian Community Co-operatives Responding to Economic Crisis and State Withdrawal: A New Model for Socio-Economic Development

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Community Forestry Projects in Malaysia: People Participation in Implementing the SDGs

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Relaciones entre los ODS, el Plan para una Década Cooperativa y el balance social en cooperativas

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Mapping Solidarity in the Economy in the United States

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A inextricável relação entre a Economia Social e Solidária (ESS) e a Agenda 2030: O caso dos Assentamentos em Araraquara (SP), Brasil

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How Community Supported Agriculture Contributes to the Realisation of the SDGs

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Le domaine de la santé comme extension des activités des coopératives: Un projet pilote au Kenya et au Cameroun

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O Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos nos Restaurantes Universitários de uma universidade pública do Brasil: interfaces com a Agenda 2030

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Hacia una evaluación integral de la ESS: Una propuesta de operacionalización desde Argentina

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Caficultura sostenible, comercio justo y construcción de paz: El caso de COSURCA, Cooperativa del Sur del Cauca, Colombia

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La comercialización solidaria de alimentos: Un camino hacia la sostenibilidad en la producción y el consumo

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Les Objectifs de Développement Durable, un référentiel d’action et d’évaluation pour les initiatives d’économie sociale et solidaire ?

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Un acercamiento al aporte de las prácticas de Economía Social Solidaria al logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en Costa Rica

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Engendering Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in the Context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

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Monitoring the SDGs: Digital and Social Technologies to Ensure Citizen Participation, Inclusiveness and Transparency

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Social and Solidarity Economy as a tool for Sustainable Marine Fishery: An illustration based on Fishermen’s Cooperatives in Kerala, India

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Health Maintenance Cooperative: an Alternative Model to Universal Healthcare Coverage in the Philippines

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Digital Fabrication Labs (FabLabs) for Implementing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Solidarity and Social Economy (SSE) in Sri Lanka

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Paths of Social and Solidarity Economy for social inclusion and empowerment

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What Role Can Digital Platforms Play in Scaling the Social and Solidarity Economy? Investigating the Role of Platforms in Indonesia’s Tourism Sector (2019-01)

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 3

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Social and Solidarity Economy for the SDGs: Spotlight on the Social Economy in Seoul

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Comparative analysis finding coherence between Social Solidarity Economy (SSE), Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) & Asean Community Vision 2025

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 2

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 4

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 10

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 11

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 15

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 12

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 6

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Mapping of Intergovernmental Documentation on Social and Solidarity Economy

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 8

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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Social and Solidarity Economy: Incremental versus Transformative Change

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 5

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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 – Cooperative contributions to SDG 1

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Good Living Goals: A proposal for the construction of a global trans-development

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Putting the “Local” in Economic Development: The Role of the Social and Solidarity Economy

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Local Economic Development as a Comprehensive Framework to Localize the Sustainable Development Goals: Addressing Rising Inequalities

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Implementing the SDGs by Subnational Governments: Urgent Need to Strengthen Administrative Capacities

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Co-ops for 2030: A movement achieving sustainable development for all: Annual Report. Volume 1.

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Role of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in the Local Economic Development (LED) Process and in the Implementation of the SDGs and Integration of SSE in LED in Africa

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Cooperatives in the Socio- Economic Development of the Philippines

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Civil Society Organisations’ active engagement in Sustainable Development Goals

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Investments in small-scale sustainable agriculture

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Maximizing Dignity through Social and Solidarity Economy

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Promoting Social and Solidarity Economy through Public Policy: UNRISD Flagship Report Chapter 4

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Mainstreaming Social and Solidarity Economy: Opportunities and Risks for Policy Change

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Social and Solidarity Economy: Key sector for a Sustainable Urban Development: Speech by RIPESS Vice Coordinator Yvon Poirier at High-level event in parallel with the United Nations General Assembly

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Realizing the 2030 Agenda through Social and Solidarity Economy: Position statement of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy

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Sustainable Development Goals and Fairtrade: the Case for Partnership

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The Role of Social and Solidarity Economy in Employment Generation

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The Invisible Player: Social and Solidarity Finance for Financing for Development

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Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) and Financing for Development (FfD): A concept note about FfD

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Cooperatives and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Contribution to the Post-2015 Development Debate

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Social and Solidarity Economy and the Challenge of Sustainable Development: Position Paper

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Raising the Visibility of Social and Solidarity Economy in the United Nations System

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What Do Cooperatives Have To Do with the Post- 2015 Development Framework and Proposed Sustainable Development Goals?

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