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Social and Solidarity Economy Organisations in the Global South: Theoretical and Practical Implications for CE Alexander Borda-Rodriguez The Open University Exeter Symposium “Circular Economy Disruptions – Past, Present and Future” June 17-19/2018.
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Social and Solidarity Economy Organisations in the Global South: Theoretical and Practical Implications for CE Alexander Borda-Rodriguez The Open University Exeter Symposium “Circular Economy Disruptions – Past, Present and Future” June 17-19/2018
POINTS OF DEPARTURE - GLOBAL MARKET ECONOMY • Limited government • Economic freedom • Recurrent economic crises • Flexible labour markets: pauperization of labour • Profit motive – constant growth and capital accumulation • Dynamic and innovative • Share economy (i.e. Uber)
MALAWI Gross Domestic Product USD 6.4 billion (2017 IMF) UNILEVER (2017) Turnover €53.7 billion Net profit €6.5 billion
CIRCULAR ECONOMY (CE) • Restorative and regenerative by design • Aims to: redefine growth and product and services to design waste out • Designs out waste and pollution • Keep products and material in use • Regenerates and restores natural resources • Current evidence-based research shows that CE has barely engage with the ‘social side of things…’
SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY ECONOMY (SSE) • The SSE refers to specific forms of enterprises and organizations. • Common types: co-operatives, mutual benefit societies, associations and social enterprises. • SSE organisations’ principles and values are rooted in collective ownership, concern for the community, self-management, reciprocity and equity which means that members have voice, agency and power to collectively mitigate the effects of a global market economy that extensively relies in the pauperisation of the labour force. • SSE organisations promote and run economic organizations that are people-centred.
SSE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH • SSE organisations’ ethics, values and guiding principles prioritise their members and their communities above profit, and embrace autonomous management, a democratic decision-making process and the primacy of people and work over capital. • SSE organisations reach marginalised people. • Based on data from 156 countries, CICOPA found that co-operatives alone provide work for at least 280 million people across the globe which accounts for 9.46% of the world’s employed population. • Embedded in all sector – resilient – inclusive
SSE SOLUTIONS… http://www.socioeco.org/solutions_en.html
IMPLICATIONS FOR CE • What drives circularity/sustainability? • Perpetuation of capitalist economy (a.k.a global market economy)? • What is the place for humans (i.e. labour force) • Rethinking incentives (what drives change) • Terms of engagement (society, market and government)