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Integrating the NRE Project Insights
Integrating the NRE Project Insights
Bill ReimerBill Reimer
reimer@vax2.concordia.careimer@vax2.concordia.ca2006/04/292006/04/29
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Lessons (1)Lessons (1)
Working PropositionWorking PropositionCommunity Capacity is a function of assets (or Community Capacity is a function of assets (or
liabilities) and the ability of communities to liabilities) and the ability of communities to recognize and (re)organize those assets to recognize and (re)organize those assets to achieve their valued outcomes.achieve their valued outcomes.
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ASSETS and LIABILITIES
•Economic Capital•Human Skills and Abilities•Social Capital•Natural Resources
OUTCOMES•Economic wealth•Social and political inclusion•Social Cohesion •Environmental security•Social and self-worth•Health•Personal Security
outcomes can become outcomes can become new assets and new assets and
liabilitiesliabilities
PROCESSES
Market
Bureaucratic
Associative
Communal
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GapsGaps
• Formal-Informal economyFormal-Informal economy Rural women relatively disadvantaged by participation in Rural women relatively disadvantaged by participation in
informal economyinformal economy• Municipal financingMunicipal financing
Resources greater constraint on discretion than Resources greater constraint on discretion than autonomyautonomy
• Social capitalSocial capital Relational frameworks and context related to particular Relational frameworks and context related to particular
outcomesoutcomes• CapacityCapacity
Potential, level and group dependent, outcomes may be Potential, level and group dependent, outcomes may be positive or negativepositive or negative
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ActivitiesActivities
• Social capital papers (2)Social capital papers (2)
• Capacity paperCapacity paper
• Municipal finances paperMunicipal finances paper
• Social economy paperSocial economy paper
• Social support paperSocial support paper
• CSD TrajectoriesCSD Trajectories
• Cleaning and archiving: data, documentation, 2006 Cleaning and archiving: data, documentation, 2006 census data, NRE ‘Scrap book’census data, NRE ‘Scrap book’
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Integrating the NRE Project Insights
Integrating the NRE Project Insights
The Canadian Rural Revitalization The Canadian Rural Revitalization FoundationFoundation
nre.concordia.canre.concordia.ca
www.crrf.cawww.crrf.ca2006/04/292006/04/29
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Market
Associative Commun
al
R ob sonE con om ic
Jon esS oc ia l
P o lsonP o lit ica l
S m ithP res id en t
Bureaucratic
Normative SystemsNormative Systems
Market-based:Contractual, short-term, supply and demand
E.g. commerce, labour, housing, trade
Bureaucratic-based:Rationalized roles, principles
E.g. government, law, corporations
Associative-based:Shared interests
E.g. recreation, charity, religious groups
Communal-based:Generalized reciprocity, identity, birthE.g. families, cultural groups, gangs
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Social Capital in ActionSocial Capital in Action
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Lessons (2) Social CapitalLessons (2) Social Capital
•Available social capital is not always usedAvailable social capital is not always used Opportunities for community developmentOpportunities for community development
•Social capital types most often used in Social capital types most often used in combinationcombination Indirect and concerted programs may be more Indirect and concerted programs may be more
effectiveeffective
•Context mattersContext matters Local consultation and control are criticalLocal consultation and control are critical
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Learning (3) – SoKp and SocoLearning (3) – SoKp and Soco
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Learning (4) Social economyLearning (4) Social economy
•Social economy mostly small, volunteer-Social economy mostly small, volunteer-based organizations in our sitesbased organizations in our sites
•Site contexts are related to the types of Site contexts are related to the types of social economy organizationssocial economy organizations
•Use of social capital and participation in Use of social capital and participation in social economy are related (variously)social economy are related (variously)
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CSD Trajectories - EmploymentCSD Trajectories - Employment
1986 1991 1996 2001
High 12%
Med 4%
Low 10%3%
2%2%
2%
2%
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Learning (5) - MunicipalitiesLearning (5) - Municipalities
•Access to resources major challengeAccess to resources major challenge
• Increasing taxes major obstacle to fund-Increasing taxes major obstacle to fund-raising in small municipalitiesraising in small municipalities
•Small municipalities face different challenges Small municipalities face different challenges than largethan large
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Learning – Informal EconomyLearning – Informal Economy
• Functions of Informal EconomyFunctions of Informal Economy Safety netSafety net Buffer for structural changesBuffer for structural changes Capacity builderCapacity builder Support for social inclusionSupport for social inclusion
• Formal-Informal economy mixFormal-Informal economy mix Self-employment increases women’s informal economy Self-employment increases women’s informal economy
load, but decreases men’sload, but decreases men’s Self-employment increases non-metro women’s informal Self-employment increases non-metro women’s informal
economy load, but decreases metro women’seconomy load, but decreases metro women’s
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Correlation between Types of AVAILABLE Social Capital: Site-level
Correlation between Types of AVAILABLE Social Capital: Site-level
Bureaucratic Associative Communal
Market .76** .84** .29
Bureaucratic .87** .12
Associative .13
(r) 19 sites – raw sums with skewed variables logged ** p<.01Source: NRE Site Profiles 2000 ReturnNext
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How Do Systems Inter-relate?How Do Systems Inter-relate?
BureaucraticBureaucratic AssociativeAssociative CommunalCommunal
MarketMarket .18.18 .28.28 .27.27
BureaucraticBureaucratic .37.37 .40.40
AssociativeAssociative .29.29
Correlations between types of social capital used (1995 NRE Households) p < .01Correlations between types of social capital used (1995 NRE Households) p < .01
Return
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Available Social Capital is not always UsedAvailable Social Capital is not always Used
Correlation Correlation (r)(r) Available Social CapitalAvailable Social Capital
Used Social Used Social CapitalCapital MarketMarket BureaucraticBureaucratic AssociativeAssociative CommunalCommunal
MarketMarket .12** .22**.22** .20**.20** -.18**-.18**
BureaucraticBureaucratic .08**.08** .14** .09**.09** .09**.09**
AssociativeAssociative .21**.21** .35**.35** .28**.28** .07**.07**
CommunalCommunal .05*.05*
NRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of siteNRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of site
Return
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Social relations most often used in combination
Social relations most often used in combination
0
5
10
15
20
25
Bur.-Comm Communal Bureau. M-B-C B-A-C
% u
sed
by H
H
NRE Household survey 2001; 1995 respondents
Return
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Multiple PathwaysMultiple Pathways
R ob sonE con om ic
Jon esS oc ia l
P o lsonP o lit ica l
S m ithP res id en t
Bureaucratic Bureaucratic AvailableAvailable
Associative UsedAssociative Used+.35+.35
Market UsedMarket Used+.22+.22
Associative UsedAssociative Used
Market UsedMarket Used
+.28+.28
+.20+.20
Associative Associative AvailableAvailable
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Context MattersContext Matters
Correlation Correlation (r)(r) Available Social CapitalAvailable Social Capital
Used Social Used Social CapitalCapital MarketMarket BureaucraticBureaucratic AssociativeAssociative CommunalCommunal
MarketMarket .12** .22**.22** .20**.20** -.18**-.18**
BureaucraticBureaucratic .08**.08** .14** .09**.09** .09**.09**
AssociativeAssociative .21**.21** .35**.35** .28**.28** .07**.07**
CommunalCommunal .05*.05*
NRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of siteNRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of site
Not Adjacent: .18Not Adjacent: .18
Adjacent: nsAdjacent: nsLow Capacity: .19Low Capacity: .19
High Capacity: -.13High Capacity: -.13
Stable: .25Stable: .25
Fluctuating: .11Fluctuating: .11
Local: nsLocal: ns
Global: .16Global: .16
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Context Matters (Metro Adjacency)Context Matters (Metro Adjacency)Correlation (r)Correlation (r) Available Social CapitalAvailable Social Capital
Used Social Used Social CapitalCapital MarketMarket BureaucraticBureaucratic AssociativeAssociative CommunalCommunal
MarketMarketNAdjNAdj .36** .40**.40** .43**.43** -.31**-.31**Adj.Adj. -.09**-.09** -.08* -.07*-.07* -.16**-.16**
BureaucraticBureaucraticNAdjNAdj .19**.19** .18** .18**.18** nsnsAdj.Adj. nsns ns nsns .13**.13**
AssociativeAssociativeNAdjNAdj .42**.42** .53**.53** .52**.52** -.22**-.22**Adj.Adj. nsns .09**.09** nsns .17**.17**
CommunalCommunalNAdjNAdj .11**.11** .11**.11** .14**.14** nsnsAdj.Adj. -.18**-.18** -.08**-.08** -.22**-.22** nsns
NRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of siteNRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of site
Return
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Context MattersContext Matters
Index of Associative Social Capital
highlow
Est
imat
ed M
argi
nal M
eans
60000
50000
40000
Exposure
Local
Global
HH Income by Associative Social Capital and Global Exposure The use of social capital
increases HH incomes
…but not if exposure to the global economy is low
Public expenditure on associative social capital will have higher impact in
globally exposed sites
NRE HH Survey 2001 (N=1698) Adj. R2 = .04
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Available Social Capital is not always UsedAvailable Social Capital is not always Used
Correlation Correlation (r)(r) Available Social CapitalAvailable Social Capital
Used Social Used Social CapitalCapital MarketMarket BureaucraticBureaucratic AssociativeAssociative CommunalCommunal
MarketMarket .12**
BureaucraticBureaucratic .14**
AssociativeAssociative .28**.28**
CommunalCommunal .05*.05*
NRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of siteNRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of site
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Characteristics of Social Economy Organizations
Characteristics of Social Economy Organizations
0 20 40 60 80
>20% from sales
Democratic
Service Ethic
Legal Structure
Non-Gov't
% of organizations
Yes Probably Probably Not No Don't Know
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Correlations between Social Economy Characteristics (Site list)
Correlations between Social Economy Characteristics (Site list)
Democratic Service EthicLegal
StructureNon-
government
> 20% from sales
-.68** 0.07 .62** .76**
Democratic -0.08 .37** -.76**
Service Ethic 0.03 0.04
Legal Structure
0.1
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Type of social economy organizations(full NRE sample = 295 organizations)Type of social economy organizations(full NRE sample = 295 organizations)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Narrow (42) Broad (30) Other (223)
Type of definition
%
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Types of organizations used by HH respondents (N=1363)
Types of organizations used by HH respondents (N=1363)
ResponsesResponses
> 20% > 20% from from salessales
DemocraticDemocratic Service Service EthicEthic
Legal Legal StructureStructure
Non-Non-gov’tgov’t
YesYes 3.43.4 53.753.7 85.385.3 51.151.1 68.568.5
ProbabilyProbabily 2.92.9 21.721.7 .4.4 19.619.6 2.12.1
Probably Probably NotNot 3.83.8 7.27.2 .1.1 7.97.9 2.72.7
NoNo 74.074.0 .5.5 .2.2 1.81.8 6.66.6
Don’t Don’t KnowKnow 15.915.9 16.916.9 13.913.9 19.619.6 20.120.1
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Correlations between social economy characteristics (HH survey)
Correlations between social economy characteristics (HH survey)
DemocraticDemocratic Service Service EthicEthic
Legal Legal StructureStructure Non-gov’tNon-gov’t
>20% from >20% from salessales
.09.09
(1108)(1108)-.95** -.95** (1141)(1141)
.28** .28** (1071)(1071)
.35** .35** (1059)(1059)
DemocraticDemocratic .94** .94** (1130)(1130)
.96** .96** (1084)(1084)
-.59** -.59** (1045)(1045)
Service Service EthicEthic
.88** .88** (1092)(1092) -.17 (1077)-.17 (1077)
Legal Legal StructureStructure
-.66** -.66** (1013)(1013)
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Type of social economy organizations(HH survey)
Type of social economy organizations(HH survey)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Narrow(1131)
Broad (1043) Other (1363)
Type of definition
%
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Correlations: HH charactersitics by Use of social economy services
Correlations: HH charactersitics by Use of social economy services
HH CharacteristicHH Characteristic NarrowNarrow BroadBroad
Young adults in HHYoung adults in HH -.13**-.13**
Seniors in HHSeniors in HH .10**.10**
At least 1 person emplAt least 1 person empl -.06**-.06**
Volunteer in siteVolunteer in site .19**.19** .72**.72**
Volunteer outside siteVolunteer outside site .06**.06** .33**.33**
HH incomeHH income .09**.09**
Educ of respondentEduc of respondent .07**.07** .12**.12**
Political actionPolitical action .12**.12** .26**.26**
Use community servicesUse community services -.09**-.09**
SoCo (perceived)SoCo (perceived) .08**.08** .22**.22**
SoCo (behaviour)SoCo (behaviour) .14**.14** .41**.41**
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No. of Sites with Social Economy Organizations (20 sites)
No. of Sites with Social Economy Organizations (20 sites)
NarrowNarrow BroadBroad BothBoth
At least 1 SE OrganizationAt least 1 SE Organization 1313 1212 1515
No SE OrganizationNo SE Organization 77 88 55
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Correlations: NRE SF dimensions and social economy organizations
Correlations: NRE SF dimensions and social economy organizations
NarrowNarrow BroadBroad
Global exposureGlobal exposure -.06*-.06* .05*.05*
Stable economyStable economy -.13**-.13**
Metro adjacencyMetro adjacency .11**.11**
Institutional capacityInstitutional capacity .07**.07**
Leading statusLeading status .06*.06*
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Correlations: Use of social capital and involvement in social economyCorrelations: Use of social capital
and involvement in social economy
NarrowNarrow BroadBroad
MarketMarket .06*.06* .13**.13**
Bureaucratic Bureaucratic .05*.05* .23**.23**
AssociativeAssociative .19**.19** .57**.57**
CommunalCommunal .05*.05* .13**.13**
# non-HH persons shared food# non-HH persons shared food .09**.09**
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PolicyPolicy•Goals and priorities defining public interestGoals and priorities defining public interest
•Measures to achieve those goalsMeasures to achieve those goals
ResearchResearch•What are the trends, drivers, and processes What are the trends, drivers, and processes
conditioning those goals?conditioning those goals?
•What are the most effective measures to What are the most effective measures to achieve them?achieve them?
•What are the likely outcomes?What are the likely outcomes?
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Rural VisionRural Vision•Rural is under stressRural is under stress
•Urban dominance will growUrban dominance will grow
•Rural-Urban interdependence remainsRural-Urban interdependence remains Food, water, environmentFood, water, environment
•Goals: Vital, safe, sustainable rural CanadaGoals: Vital, safe, sustainable rural Canada
•Strategic optionsStrategic options Build economic capacityBuild economic capacity Build Rural-Urban connectednessBuild Rural-Urban connectedness Build local governance capacityBuild local governance capacity
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Challenges and OpportunitiesChallenges and Opportunities
•Remote: declining populationRemote: declining population•Mid-sized: population change and limited Mid-sized: population change and limited
resourcesresources•Metro-adjacent: absorption and conflicting Metro-adjacent: absorption and conflicting
lifestyleslifestyles•AllAll
Global competitionGlobal competition Knowledge importanceKnowledge importance New rulesNew rules
Connectedness• Networks among rural
places (social capital)• Networks within places
(social cohesion)
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HypothesesHypotheses1.1.All 4 forms are necessaryAll 4 forms are necessary
2.2.Market and Bureaucratic critical Market and Bureaucratic critical in New Economyin New Economy
3.3.Rural communities strongest in Rural communities strongest in Associative and CommunalAssociative and Communal
Implications•Build Market and Bureaucratic
•Co-ops well placed
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Many structures of networksMany structures of networks
BondingBonding
LinkingLinkingBridgingBridging
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Infinite content to networksInfinite content to networks
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Available Social Capital is not always UsedAvailable Social Capital is not always Used
Correlation (r)
Available Social Capital
Used Social Capital
Market BureaucraticAssociativ
eCommunal
Market .12** .22** .20** -.18**
Bureaucratic .08** .14** .09** .09**
Associative .21** .35** .28** .07**
Communal .05*
NRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of siteNRE HH Survey (N=1849) ** p<.01; * p<.05; Social Capital Used within 30 minutes of site
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Market
Associative Commun
al
R ob s onE con om ic
Jon esS oc ia l
P o ls onP o lit ica l
S m ithP res id en t
Bureaucratic
High Capacity = Agility with all systems
Normative SystemsNormative Systems
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Lessons (2)Lessons (2)
•Available social capital is not always usedAvailable social capital is not always used
•The normative structure of social capital The normative structure of social capital conditions its relationships with the various conditions its relationships with the various outcomesoutcomes
•High social capital use increases incomesHigh social capital use increases incomes
•High social cohesion (behaviour measured) High social cohesion (behaviour measured) increases incomesincreases incomes
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Connections and NetworksConnections and Networks
•Structure: With whom are you connected?Structure: With whom are you connected?
•Content: What brings you together?Content: What brings you together?
•Norms: What guides your relationship?Norms: What guides your relationship?
How can policy enhance or inhibit How can policy enhance or inhibit the formation of connections?the formation of connections?
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Bureaucratic Norms and ConnectionsBureaucratic Norms and Connections•BureaucraticBureaucratic
Fairness and AccountabilityFairness and Accountability
•AssociativeAssociative Commitment to shared interestCommitment to shared interest
•Partnerships can be problematicPartnerships can be problematic
Bureaucratic AccommodationBureaucratic Accommodation• Multiple venues for communicationMultiple venues for communication• Associative-appropriate competition proceduresAssociative-appropriate competition procedures• Support for proposals and accountabilitySupport for proposals and accountability• Long term funding for capacity-buildingLong term funding for capacity-building
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Implications for Policy and ProgramsImplications for Policy and Programs
•Build and facilitate networksBuild and facilitate networks
•Respect and work with partners’ normsRespect and work with partners’ norms
•Work with and support existing networksWork with and support existing networks
• Increase local and regional control and Increase local and regional control and resourcesresources
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