Contents: György Széll: Foreword – Denis Harrisson/Reynald Bourque/György Széll: Social Innovation, Economic Development, Employment and Democracy – Léopold Beaulieu: A New Economic Paradigm for the Challenges of Sustainable Development – Maria Teresa de Sousa: The Social Economy: a ‘New’ Tool at the Service of the Battle for Employment – Denis Harrisson/Mariline Comeau-Vallée: The Social Economy and Labour - A Strong Identity and a Few Paradoxes – Dominique Efros: From Working on Values to Transforming Social Activities: How to Update the Principle of ‘by and for all’? – Anup Dash: Microfinance, Poverty and the Social Economy of Empowerment – Sven Schaller: Renewable Energy Cooperatives and the Development of Rural Regions in the Third World – Reynald Bourque: Transnational Trade Unionism and Social Regulation of Globalization – Thobile Yanta: Strategic Unionism: A Key to the Quality of Social Dialogue Outcomes – Yunus Dauda: Global Economy and Workers Rights: Ethical Challenges to Corporate Social Responsibilities – Catherine Casey: Critical Reflections on Work, Citizenship and Corporate Social Responsibility – Jocelyne Robert: Negotiation and Transaction in the Context of Restructuring: Ethics, Trust and Social Responsibility – Volker Telljohann: The Role of Social Actors in the Context of Restructuring Processes in the European Household Appliances Industry – Jürgen Howaldt, Ralf Kopp/Michael Schwarz: Shaping Innovation by Social Research - the New Role of the Social Sciences – Detlev Ehrig/Uwe Staroske: The Gap of Services and the Three-Sector-Hypothesis (Petty’s Law): Is this Concept out of Fashion or a Tool to Enhance Welfare? – Friedrich Fuerstenberg: The Establishment of Market Structures - Societal Transition and Social Challenge – Martine D’Amours: Organization of Work for Qualified Self-employed Workers: Internalization of Control and Externalization of Risk – Qi Zou: China’s Outward FDI and Employment – Dinghong Yi: Does the System for Eliminating the Last Class Employees Violate Labour Laws in China? – Chintamani Lahshmanna: India as a Transitional Society - Challenges, Risks, Strenghts and Prospects – Debi S. Saini: Informal Sector Workforce in the Era of Marketization: Social Protection Interventions in Indian Context – Yaşar Aydin: Current Sociology of Strangerhood and Implications for Immigration Policies – Jean-Michel Plassard/Isabelle Desbarats: Migration Policies in the Service of Economic Needs: The French Illustration – Heinz Sünker: Maturity or Discipline? Social Perspectives on Upbringing and Education – Fabio Luiz Zamberlan/Paulo Cesar Greenhalgh de Cerqueira Lima/Maria Silvia Passos: General Technical Training: Case Study of the ProJovem Young People’s Training Programme in Brazil – Olivier Guiraudie: The Intergenerational Challenges Presented by the Necessary Reform of the Employment and Social Welfare Structure – György Széll: Social Innovations and Labour.