¶ … Canadian economic system is a free market system. Most economic development in Canada follows the free market module.
The required paper is to find two articles about two different developments that are alternative to the status quo of the free market. Co-op would be an example of such development. Involving workers in decision making would be another example.
Kennedy, E (2012) Will the Government Co-operate With Canada's Co-ops? Huff Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/emily-kennedy/international-year-of-the-coop_b_1629124.html
Kennedy (2012) explains what a co-op is and describes its benefit to the Canadian government whilst concluding that co-ops are currently undergoing economic difficulties. The article is topical in that the week marked a convention of Co-op leaders from across Canada who was marking the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives, under the theme of "Co-operative Enterprises Build a Better World."
Recent months also saw the Canadian government trying to promote the concept...
Many see co-ops as not just an alternative business model but also "a strong element of social cohesion."
Unfortunately, at the time when the article was written, the special committee on co-ops was going through a difficult period due to the federal government's budget cuts. Advocates of co-ops argue that government interest in coops and assisting them economically will have a positive outcome on the country as a whole since co-ops promote social cohesion and "social cohesion is the responsibility of all of us, including governments. The less social tensions you have, the better off we all are, the better…
