SOSC 1341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Social Economy, Utopia, English Canada

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1341
• Professor: Stephan Dobson

Document Summary

Export markets (sugar etc), in return oil, equipment subsides. Ussr funded cuban budget: food & imports. When the ussr collapsed, cuba goes into a state crisis. Crisis in food system ; connected state forms into co-ops. Economical reform ; state enterprises state workers needed livelihoods ; work crisis. What role does the state have in social economy; for the example of cuba, the state is 100% involved because it is the head of the co-ops. Terms: 20 given, 10 on exam ; study 14 (4 marks) Explaining what sector it refers to and elaborate on the definition. Distinction of what issues arise from social economy. Ex crisis of work, pragmatic/reformist, utopia etc. 4 questions ; 3 on exam ; study 2. Look for specific examples & principles (not just crisis, talk about foundations of co-ops, se in general etc) Se being re-embedded into the social ; argument. 3 course readings on fair trade ; 3 subtopics.