DavidM: transplanting from smwxbig pre 2010

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== Mentions ==
* From [[Transforming or Reforming Capitalism - Chapter 3 - Lamb "Towards an Economic Theory of Community Economic Development"]]: Self interest may interfere with successful collective action, but can be aggregated as others join a community. A lack of community leaders (who may already be employed), and more inclusive models of collective action that consider substinence and care, particularly from women, are final considerations.
* From [[MW150121 - Transformed by Community Economic Development.pdf]]: Southwest Montréal - from an [[industrial centre]] to poverty. PEP and RESO successful [[intervention]] through [[citizen engagement]]: socio-economic partners - organization must be composed of [[elected | voting | vote | democracy | !democratic | election]] representatives of different sectors of the community (four from business, four from [[community organizations | community based organization | community organization | community based organizations]], two union [[leaders | Leader | lead | leading]], two associate members known for their influence, board grew to include local institutions, residence and elected municipal officials), committees and forums, AGM; Collaboration: supporting key [[community projects]], [[economic]], employment and [[recreational | recreation]] [[tourism | tourist]] plans; [[employment support]] and [[advice]] to [[entrepreneurs | entrepreneur | entrepreneurship]], [[maintained | maintain]] [[industrial zoning]], [[networking]] between businesses, workshops for training, secondary school for adults developed with [[industry | industrial | factory]], unions and [[literacy]] organizations.
* From [[MW150113 - CED & Social Economy in Canada - A People's History.pdf]]: No great successes with exceptions; [[Evangeline]] region of [[PEI | !Prince Edward Island]]: [[Acadians]] using credit unions
* From [[Transforming or Reforming Capitalism - Chapter 3 - Lamb "Towards an Economic Theory of Community Economic Development"]]: Attraction models use incentives and subsidies to industrialists, entrepeneurs or particular socio-economic groups, emphasizing "civic entrepenerialism" to make communities more attractive for entrepenerial success. It may be countered when other communities use similar tactics. CED uses subsidies and incentives, though it does not support changing the makeup of populations, though they may be enhanced.
* From [[Transforming or Reforming Capitalism - Chapter 3 - Lamb "Towards an Economic Theory of Community Economic Development"]]: [[Exportable commodities]] are the basis of export theory, where regional advantages in production and transportation are used, often bolstered through government or external capital subsidies in infrastructure, and the community strengths, such as marketing organizations, credit and transport facilities, are enhanced. Total economic activity is based on exports (basic), with a non-export (non-basic) local economy. Cyclical sensitivities are determined by the elasticity of staples (eg essentials vs luxuries). The community's success is determined by the success of its exports, affected by fall in demand, exhaustion of a natural resource, uncompetitive resource costs or technological change. Transportation development or higher income may result in more (but uneven) export opportunities, bringing new capital.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 4 - Supporting Sustenance]]: [[Quebec government]] has enacted anti-poverty legislation with [[Bill 112]]'s [[National Strategy to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion]], with reporting every three years. Interventions include promotion of school success and social integration, basic education and access to continuing education, and volunteer and community actions. Montreal declared a [[Montreal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities]], with obligations for government actors. The [[Government of Newfoundland and Labrador]] released [[Reducing Poverty: An Action Plan for Newfoundland and Labrador]] in [[Date::June 2006]], which calls for a long term plan.
* From [[MW150107 - Common Ground.pdf - Social Economy & CED]]: [[Successful | Success | success | successful | successes]] initiatives combine action in domains, [[prioritize]] and [[sequence]]. Rely on [[community | Community | communities]]'s [[resources | resource | assets | asset]] and strengths. Draw on outside resources, eg for funding, [[clout | influence]], [[technical assistance]]. Focus on long term outcomes.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 3 - Working in the Shared Space]]: Success sequences may not be predictable, placebo effects may be created, and [[causality]] may not be clear - for example poverty may cause poor health, and poor health may cause poverty.
* From [[Transforming or Reforming Capitalism - Chapter 2 - Ghorayshi, Gradon, Kliewer "Towards a Social Theory in Community Economic Development: Idealizing Community in the Era of Globalization"]]: Local community efforts in North America date to [[Date::early 20th century]] settler communities, losing their popularity in in the [[Date::1950s - 1960s]] due to a surge in capitalism. By the [[Temporal:1980s]], globalization, post-industrialism and neo-liberal policies, promoted market players and supported by government, had deprecated welfare state ideals. Civil society, in forms such as NGOs, CDCs, CD, CED, [[community development intermediary organizations | CDIO]], micro-enterprise, micro-lending, [[participatory rural appraisal | PRA]], etc emerged in support of local development and empowerment, with an assumption they could support good social services. Successes have included fighting the economic problems of exclusion, and time dollar banks.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 4 - Supporting Sustenance]]: The government has committed itself to the [[International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights]], however the [[Date::1989]] House of Commons resolution to eliminate poverty by [[Date::2000]] was not largely successful.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 3 - Working in the Shared Space]]: Adjusting direction is as important as measurement in review. Review starts after the planning, when work is underway. What was learned is as important as success or failure - what factors and why it happened. This shifts the review from judgement to continual improvement, and acknowledges mistakes. No changes in direction may mean little self critique, or meek steps.
* From [[Transforming or Reforming Capitalism - Chapter 3 - Lamb "Towards an Economic Theory of Community Economic Development"]]: Sustained growth depends on the ability to transform for market demands. A [[staple trap]] occurs with over dependences on export. Resource companies don't typically diversify and foreign investors with "export" their profits, resulting in an undiversified economy. Success results in growing past a staple economy. Staple theory is important to CED because of the concepts of maximizing linkages and minimizing leakage.

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