RESO
Is a CDEC.
Details
Departments: Services to businesses and organizations (including Social Economy enterprises), Employability services (job seeking and training assistance for unemployed adults), and a Youth job centre.
Sector based assemblies: Manufacturing Enterprises; [[Services and New Economy businesses]]; Retailers and Self-Employed Persons; Financial institutions; Unions; Social economy enterprises; Community organizations; [[Health and education institutions]]; Cultural organizations; and Participants in RESO activities.
RESO (Regroupement economique et social du Sud-Ouest) was the first CDEC.
http://www.lescdec.qc.ca/data/downloads/Fev_07_socialeconomy.pdf - Social economy and local development in Montréal (Morrisette)
Transformed by Community Economic Development summary
Southwest Montréal - from an industrial centre to poverty. PEP and RESO successful intervention through citizen engagement of socio-economic partners - organization must be composed of elected representatives of different sectors of the community (four from business, four from community organizations, two union leaders, 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 tourism plans; employment support and advice to entrepreneurs, maintained industrial zoning, networking between businesses, workshops for training, secondary school for adults developed with industry, unions and literacy organizations. Unemployment in the SW still exceeds Montréal average, but decreased by 5%.
Issues of: A partnership, or farming out government work? Political and financial autonomy.