Copyright © 2016 Mike Gismondi, Sean Connelly, Mary Beckie, Sean Markey, and Mark Roseland

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Scaling up : the convergence of social economy and sustainability / editors, Mike Gismondi, Sean Connelly, Mary Beckie, Sean Markey, Mark Roseland.

Includes bibliographical references.
Issued in print and electronic formats.

1. Cooperative societies—British Columbia—Case studies. 2. Cooperative societies—Alberta—Case studies. 3. Sustainable development—British Columbia—Case studies. 4. Sustainable development—Alberta—Case studies. I. Gismondi, Michael Anthony, author, editor II. Connelly, Sean, 1975-, author, editor III. Beckie, Mary, 1954-, author, editor IV. Markey, Sean Patrick, 1970-, author, editor V. Roseland, Mark author, editor

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Chapter 10, “Strong Institutions, Weak Strategies: Credit Unions and the Rural Social Economy,” is a revised version of

Kristensen, Freya, Sean Markey, and Stewart Perry. 2011. “‘Our Liquidity Is Trust, Not Cash’: Credit Unions and the Rural Social Economy,” Journal of Rural and Community Development 5 (3): 143–61.