Innovation in Action - Northern Social Economy
Lakehead University Research Showcase (Free Viewing)
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31m
Communities in Canada’s North are currently facing substantial challenges. The social economy offers tools to help these communities face these challenges. The Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada was a network of university and college-based researchers and representatives of community based organizations, who partnered, to conduct research relevant to the social economy in Canada’s North.
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