Introduction

In: Canadian public policy: Analyse de politiques, Band 40, Heft Supplement 1, S. S1-S3

Abstract

The social economy has largely developed from partnerships between actors and agencies within modern society. In this editorial we describe the social economy as a framework comprised of features that reflect aspects of the different sectors in Canadian society. The articles in this special issue are evidence of the wide variety of innovative policy research that emerged from the six-year national initiative known as the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships. The contributors relate a broad variety of policy-relevant issues, including analyses, developments, and case studies. We believe that the social economy exists in many shapes and sizes, and this special issue is intended to show just that.