Call for Papers and Symposium
(h/t Franco Iacomella | P2P Foundation)
Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy
In a context of heightened human and environmental insecurity linked to multiple global crises and market pressures, and as the international development community considers a post-2015 development agenda,Possibility of an MMT-based paper here?
UNRISD research is focusing on “alternative” development policy and strategy.
One strand of this inquiry concerns advocacy, policy and practice related to “social and solidarity economy”.
Through this Call for Papers, UNRISD invites researchers to submit proposals for papers that critically examine the scope for expanding SSE, and its potential and limits as a distinctive approach to development.
Key themes include:
• Conceptualizing, measuring and appraising SSE
• Expanding SSE through market relations
• Enabling SSE through public policy and the state
• Social movements, networks and the politics of change
Selected papers will be presented at an international symposium to be held at the United Nations in Geneva in May 2013
3 comments:
I think they are looking for "out of paradigm" proposals Tom... rsp,
I won't comment abut the "Social" part of the undefined concept (SSE) but the Solidarity part is most likely a reference to an economy partially or largely divorced from Sovereign money (the realm of MMT). Think of vertically integrated cooperatives, alternative moneys, and barter as elements and you get a flavor of what this buzz-word is likely to mean.
Yes, the informal economy is estimated to be ~10T, second largest economy in the world. It's a huge potential in essence ignored by economists and capitalists and finance look at it in terms of potential monetization. E.g. day care monetizes child-rearing.
MMT needs to think about how this potential can be harnessed within the context of social purpose and solidarity, or it is all going to be monetized and put out for rent.
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