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services to the elderly, domestic maintenance, health services, alternate medias and | services to the elderly, domestic maintenance, health services, alternate medias and | ||
new TIC, etc. | new TIC, etc. | ||
Essential characteristics of a social economy enterprise: | |||
* Production of goods or services socially or collectively useful; | |||
* Not controlled by government; | |||
* Democratic governance involving users and workers; | |||
* Pre-eminence of people and labour over capital; | |||
* Community roots, empowerment and accountability. | |||
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http://www.lescdec.qc.ca/data/downloads/Fev_07_socialeconomy.pdf | http://www.lescdec.qc.ca/data/downloads/Fev_07_socialeconomy.pdf | ||