Title Social alternatives in Southern Europe and Latin America : solidarity, mutual aid, and cooperation in comparative perspective (19th-21st centuries) / edited be Montserrat Duch-Plana and Josep M. Pons-Altés

Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2024

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 362 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Routledge studies in modern history Routledge studies in modern history. Contents Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Notes -- References -- 1. Comparative Notes on the History of the Social and Solidarity Economy in Latin Europe -- Fruitful encounters -- In the shadow of social history -- Transnational comparative analyses: some background -- The origins of the use of the concept of social economy in Latin Europe -- The importance of three families: the weight of the law -- Some ideological and political influences: functional polyvalence Mutual aid and economic cycles -- Circulation, circuits, and transnational 'circumventions': a happy night -- Some final reflections -- Notes -- References -- 2. The Old and New Uses of Communal Lands: How to Escape Commodification? -- Introduction -- The long historical trajectory of communal land in Portugal -- The origin of communal land is lost in people's memory -- The process of de-communalisation of baldios: strengths and resistances -- The policy of nationalisation of the commons -- The late restitution of baldios to their communities of origin Traditional and new uses of communal lands -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- 3. Mutuality and Cooperation in the Transition to Modernity (Portugal, 1834-1934) -- Introduction -- Institutional innovation in the transition to modernity -- National and international networking -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4. From Associationism to the Solidarity Economy: A Historical Perspective -- Solidarity associationism and its gradual obscuration -- Convergent experiences -- A forgotten message -- A gradual depoliticisation -- The prioritisation of statism and productivism Between civil society movements and neoliberal reaction -- A democratic opening -- The neoliberal response -- The persistence of resistance -- A renewal of democratic solidarity -- The solidarity economy as a resurgence of associationism -- The rejection of associationism and the rise of scientism -- The rejection of associationism and the rise of dirigisme -- The political dimension of the solidarity economy -- For a democratic experimentalism -- Notes -- References 5. Hybridisation, Social Innovation, and Commoning: The Experience of the Italian Cooperative Enterprises at the Turn of the Millennium -- Introduction -- Cooperatives in a changing world: the case studies in Italy from 1970s to the present -- The hybridisation of the cooperative: the emergence of cooperative groups -- Social innovation practices in the cooperative world: the case study of social cooperatives -- From social innovation to communing: the community cooperatives -- Conclusion: are Italian cooperatives transformative? -- Notes -- References Summary "This book deals with the evolution of initiatives connected to the social and solidarity economy, and their political cultures and educational implications, in the south of Europe and in Latin America. Employing a comparative perspective, the contributors present eleven studies of these trajectories in Argentina, Chile, Portugal, France, Italy, Spain and Catalonia in order to engender familiarity with social tributary practices and projects in the Latin world. As the cyclical crises of capitalism and their resulting inequalities have created proposals of reform and brought them into action, certain shared ideological influences and policies have emerged across these societies. Faced with the interpretative schemes used for the Anglo-Saxon sphere, which have been the usual reference in international research, this volume's geographical and cultural matrix of analysis helps fill a longstanding gap in this field. The book will be of interest to scholars, educators, and students specializing in the history and political science of the social and solidarity economy sectors, as well as professionals involved in cooperatives, mutual aid societies and associations"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 26, 2024) Subject Social economy -- Europe, Southern Social economy -- Latin America HISTORY / General HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal HISTORY / Latin America / General SUBJECT Europe, Southern -- Economic policy Latin America -- Economic policy Form Electronic book Author Duch i Plana, Montserrat, 1959- editor. Pons-Altés, Josep M., editor. LC no. 2024000117 ISBN 9781003439554 1003439551 9781040000250 1040000258 9781040000298 1040000290

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