Advancing a human rights economy through the social and solidarity economy: Pathways to the eradication of poverty beyond growth
This joint brief was prepared by the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE), the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights and the Global Coalition for Social Justice, and examines how the social and solidarity economy (SSE) can contribute to the forthcoming Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth.
The SSE offers a well-established approach to advancing a human rights economy and supporting the eradication of poverty beyond growth.
By fostering participatory, inclusive and sustainable economic models, the SSE provides practical pathways to reorient economies away from profit-maximization as the organizing principle of economic life toward dignity, equality and well-being. Consistent with a beyond-growth perspective, this brief centres the attention on what the economy delivers in terms of human rights, environmental integrity and well-being.
