Journal of Co-operative Studies, 36(3), 163-189
Developing an operational definition of the social economy
Len Arthur, Molly Scott Cato, Tom Keenoy and Russell Smith
Vol 36(3), pp. 163-189
How to cite this article: Arthur, L., Scott Cato, M., & Smith, R. (2003). Developing an operational definition of the social economy. Journal of Co-operative Studies, 36(3), 163-189.
The social economy has attracted considerable rhetorical and policy interest in recent years despite that many of its most ardent supporters are not clear about its defintion or boundaries. This paper offers a pragmatic response to this definitional problem; one that has developed in connection with an audit of the social economy in Wales that the authors are conducting.