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Members and Partners

Subsequent to the informal inaugural meeting in November 1992, the Network was based primarily in Berlin until the first formal structures were agreed upon in Dessau in September 1994.

Since then, individuals and organisations who are working on the practical and theoretical aspects of the development and application of local economic strategies coming from various European regions have joined the Network.

They generally operate via not-for-profit organisations which range from the small, local self-help group or cooperative to development agencies, employment creation bodies and academic/research institutions as well as regional and nationwide networks and associations. Many of our members work in public agencies, primarily local authorities.

The members’ areas of activity can be divided into the following categories:

  • Research, consultancy and training geared to local employment and economic regeneration as well as social forms of technology;
     
  • developing and realizing projects and enterprises within the social economy, partly on the basis of community work, including alternative finance instruments;
     
  • local/regional networking of and lobbying for local development and economic self-help.
     

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