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- Title
SOCIAL ECONOMY IN THE CO-CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC POLICY.
- Authors
Vaillancourt, Yves
- Abstract
In this paper, I focus on the contribution of the social economy to the democratization of the State and of public policy by making use of the distinction between the concepts of co-production and co-construction. In part one, I clarify the meanings given to various concepts. In particular, I pay attention to the idea of a co-production of public policy. This concept relates to the organizational dimension of policy and enables a contextualization of the participation of both civil society stakeholders and market forces in the implementation of services to the public. In part two, I discuss the concept of co-construction which relates to the institutional dimension of public policy and enables an analysis of how both civil society stakeholders and market forces are defining public policies. While the co-construction of public policy can produce various types of outcomes, I favor a solidarity-based model in which the State is open to forms of governance inclusive of the contributions of civil society stakeholders and market forces. This type of co-construction is fitting with a concern for the general interest and is ready to use the resources of the social economy. In part three, I review the housing policy case study in Canada and Quebec during the last twenty years. Three observations emerge from this case study: 1) the presence of both co-production and co-construction in public housing policy; 2) an active presence of the social economy such as co-operatives and non-profit organizations; 3) this active presence of the social economy has helped to produce a number of social innovations that have improved the democratization of public policy in the housing field.
- Subjects
SOCIOECONOMICS; DEMOCRATIZATION; CONSTRUCTION (Philosophy); PRODUCTION (Economic theory); CONTEXTUALISM (Philosophy); GOVERNMENT policy; CIVIL society -- Social aspects; MARKETS &; society; STAKEHOLDERS
- Publication
Annals of Public & Cooperative Economics, 2009, Vol 80, Issue 2, p275
- ISSN
1370-4788
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8292.2009.00387.x