Convergences between the Social and Solidarity Economy and Sustainable Development Goals: Case Study in the Basque Country

Unai Villalba-Eguiluz, Andoni Egia-Olaizola and Juan Carlos Pérez de Mendiguren
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Unai Villalba-Eguiluz: Faculty of Economics and Business, Applied Economics I Department, University of the Basque Country, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Andoni Egia-Olaizola: Agencia Desarrollo Local Beterri Buruntza, 20120 Hernani, Spain
Juan Carlos Pérez de Mendiguren: Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Management, University of the Basque Country, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 13, 1-19

Abstract: This article analyzes the potential of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) to foster the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Local public policies play an important role in supporting both the SSE and SDGs. We select a case study of four SSE projects of a local development agency in the Basque Country, where the SSE has a considerable presence through diverse forms and experiences. We address how these projects, which are implemented in a coordinated and transversal manner, contribute to many specific targets within SDG goals number 8 (growth and decent work), 12 (sustainable consumption and production patterns), and 5 (gender equity). However, some limitations have also been identified: (i) trade-offs, in both SSE and SDGs, between economic growth and other aims centered on environmental sustainability; and (ii) avoidance of handling issues, which limits a systemic transformation.

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Social Economy; Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE); sustainability; local development; Basque Country (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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