ABSTRACT
An analysis of the consumption of labour-power within the social economy reveals the emergence of the Work paradigm, that is, a paradigm characterized by the extensive and intensive growth of a sector that is simultaneously generative of and reliant upon both paid work and non-paid work. Nevertheless, the social economy sector has largely gone unnoticed and under-utilized as a site for the origination of paid work. As discussed in Chapters 3 and 4, this is largely due to the privileged position the market economy holds as the sole legitimate initiator of paid work within dominant economic discourses. Yet the social economy sector is one of the fastest growing employers within the Canadian economy. However, the generation of paid work is not uniform but uneven, as the case study reveals that organizations classified as engaged in benefit to community, provincial in scope, medium-sized and originating within the Employment paradigm show the highest concentration of paid work generation.
