Economic Growth for All and Not Just a Few
Paving the Way to Inclusive Growth for Communities and Regions
These diverse communities spontaneously organized by citizens in Seoul have presented new models of creating jobs and solving social problems, and many earn enough proceeds to sustain their endeavors. Contrary to the market economy that values profit above all else, these communities continue their economic activities precisely by putting humans first, and by providing viable solutions to the problems engendered by capitalism, including inequality, ecological degradation, and the deteriorating quality of life. Our hope is to see the social economy in Seoul growing further and becoming a venue of sharing and solidarity for 99 percent of citizens. Salt makes up only four percent of the oceans, yet it makes all the oceans taste salty. The social economy should serve as the light and salt of today’s world, inspiring the restoration of order and fairness to the market. — Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Making Citizens Happy with the Social Economy
CHAPTER 2 Seoul Is Reborn into the Capital of a Humane Economy
CHAPTER 3 Social Economy for the “Inclusive Growth” of Seoul
CHAPTER 4 Innovating Employment Practices Beyond Local Communities
Eun-Ae Lee
A former community activist, Lee obtained her master’s degree in social welfare from Ewha Womans University and participates actively in campaigns for legislation on social welfare, the social economy, and social investment and finance as well as providing expert advice on related matters. While still an undergraduate, in 1988, Lee organized the movement for founding daycare facilities for workers’ children in Ansan, establishing a model for community-based daycare cooperatives and campaigning for the amendment of the Child Welfare Act and the enactment of the Infant and Toddler Care Act. The Asian Financial Crisis of the late 1990s turned Lee’s attention to problems facing the working poor, creating alternative workplaces for them in the social economy. Lee has since worked with the Work Together Foundation to pioneer Korea’s first financing program for social enterprises, open the Social Enterprise Management Academy, and develop partnerships with large corporations intent on helping social enterprises as part of their social campaigns. Lee has gone on to create SEED:S to provide support for the growth of young people’s capability to lead social innovation. Since 2013, Lee has been heading the Seoul Social Economy Center.
About the translator
The translator, Ju-Hea Jang, has studied at McGill University and the University of Oxford. She has translated publications by numerous government organizations and policy research institutes in South Korea, including the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Institute, the Gyeonggi Institute, the Korea Institute for Defense Analysis (KIDA), the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA), the Korea Development Institute (KDI), the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade (KIET), the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
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