The Canadian Social Economy Hub
and the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives
are pleased to present

THE SOCIAL ECONOMY: A VIEW FROM JAPAN
Featuring
AKIRA KURIMOTO

Monday, June 4, 2007
1 pm - 2 pm

University of Victoria
David F. Strong Building
C126

The Social Economy is an interesting and informative way in which to understand how individuals, communities and groups organize to meet their social and economic needs. Bring your lunch to enjoy while listening to Mr. Kurimoto discuss how the social economy approach is being considered in Japan.

For more information, contact CSEHub at sehub@uvic.ca or (250) 472-5338

Akira Kurimoto
Akira is Director & Chief Researcher of Consumer Co-operative Institute of Japan and Executive Director of Robert Owen Association. He is also Vice Chair of Japan Society for Co-operative Studies and CIRIEC Japan. He served as Chair of the ICA Asian Co-operative Research Forum (1998-2001) and Chair of the ICA Research Committee (2001-2005). He served the Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union as Manager of International Dept. (1990-2003). He is the author of Perspectives of Consumer Co-operatives in Industrialized Countries (1977), ‘Japan’s Consumer Co-operative Movement: A Comparative Review’, Robert Owen and the World of Co-operation (1992), ‘Co-operation in Health and Social Care: Its Role in Building Communities’, Social Capital in Asian Sustainable Development Management (2003), The Institutional Change and Consumer Co-operation: Japanese vs. European Models, Consumerism versus Capitalism? (2005) And Co-operative Principles in the 21st century: Reflecting on 10 Years Practices (2006).