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L ’Institut Européen de l’Economie Solidaire (INEES)

Vienna 11th May 2009. L ’Institut Européen de l’Economie Solidaire (INEES). INEES asbl 1, Rue du Moulin L-3857 Schifflange LUXEMBOURG Mobile: +352 621 23 62 55 Tél.: +352 53 04 45 432 Fax: +352 53 04 45 510 lavilluniere@inees.org - www.inees.org. INEES is.

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L ’Institut Européen de l’Economie Solidaire (INEES)

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  1. Vienna 11th May 2009 L’Institut Européen de l’Economie Solidaire (INEES) INEES asbl 1, Rue du Moulin L-3857 Schifflange LUXEMBOURG Mobile: +352 621 23 62 55 Tél.: +352 53 04 45 432 Fax: +352 53 04 45 510 lavilluniere@inees.org - www.inees.org

  2. INEES is An umbrella for sharing practical experiences and theoretical knowledge with the aim to promote the institutional recognition of the solidarity-based economy as a 3rd economic pillar between the public sector and the private sector by • Political actions (Lux’09) • Networking • Research-action

  3. What is solidarity-based economy ? The public and private sectors don’t satisfy all the needs of the citizens A need to build answers in different ways: • Citizens-based (democracy) • Mixing resources (public, private and voluntary-based) • Solidarity-based (general and environmental interest)

  4. Concretly There is a huge development of initiatives based on solidarity and reciprocity principles within organized economic activities in North and South : in Lux’09 - 700 delegates from 55 countries • Social and solidarity enterprises for social inclusion • Association of inhabitants for reinforcing citizenship • Fair trade • Ethical funding tools • Association producers/consumers • Etc.

  5. Why do we talk aboutsolidarity-based economy ? • Because they are grassroots initiatives • Because they contribute to the social cohesion • Because you don’t have too much researches (let’s see the survey paper bibliography)

  6. Limits • This concept is not used in every countries • Very often we limit SSE to the social activities but SSE is also able to produce global actions for creating wealth and social cohesion • Two bounds : no disloyal competition and no substitution with public services – the need of a public debate and collective decision with all the stakeholders in a territory • A gap between the concrete reality of these experiences and the political and scientific recognition

  7. Perspectives • Adapted statutes (ex. : “Association d’Intérêt Collectif” in Luxembourg) • To count differently : • SSE contribution to create wealth • Collective elaboration of new indicators of well-being and quality of life • To build a real scientific theoretical corpus of SSE • Launch a debate on the internal market rules : the market is considered as the base of prosperity and happiness – what about Social services of general interest, public procurement …? We have to think differently, social cohesion is not only a question of redistribution : it’s also an alternative to produce wealth

  8. Focus research agenda • Social cohesion in the face of global changes : • An another economy exists : the SSE innovations of the citizens – question of mapping and socio-economic innovations • Rethinking cities in the ecological urban age : • SSE by citizens education, organization of producers/consumers specially in organic food, etc. contribute to change our ways of life and consumption acts – what are the impacts of these initiatives

  9. Focus research agenda • Developing a plural economic approach • SSE as a 3rd pillar • Economy based in the territory • Well-being approach with appropriated indicators • Governing cohesion and diversity • by co-construction of public policies • To have more democracy in the economy (with the question of territorial governance)

  10. A global political view There is no sustainable development, no collective intelligence without democracy. We have to think and debate for new ways of development where the economy is not only focused on how to have more goods and more money but an alternative way to explore how to have a better quality of life. This economy creates social cohesion.

  11. More social cohesionto fight the crisis • Think differently • Prospective and prevention are better than repairing • It’s the revenge of the territory ! • We need to have a multidisciplinary approach shared with the stakeholders Expertise of the 21st century would be citizen-based

  12. And if we have to selectonly one proposition: MAKE A PARTICIPATORY MAPPING OF SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY-BASED ECONOMY INITIATIVES IN THE CITY INTEREST : to show how the grassroots initiatives are building a new economic paradigm that produces intrinsically social cohesion (taking examples from The Latin American best practices).

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