many contributions of the voluntary sector by: Recognising our sector as a significant employer and economic,actor.,The voluntary sector is a significant economic actor, employing around 136,000 people in Scotland - 5%,support our sector provides people and communities, all of which are essential building blocks to the economic,actor.

After all, as we’ve learnt from WEAll Scotland, it makes good economic sense to get things right the

discussion fascinating in exploring the role of the public, private and voluntary sectors in delivering economic,the flip side, we're also making the case that the voluntary sector plays a sigificant role as an economic,actor.

actor in recovery and beyond.,We must decide on the balance we want to strike between maximising economic growth and improving the,As outlined in our recently published National Strategy for Economic Transformation, by 2032 we want,to be a wellbeing economy, thriving across economic, social and environmental dimensions.,We want to have a strong economy both in terms of economic performance and tackling structural economic

Alastair Davis argues that the social enterprise sector can only achieve exponential growth in economic

explains how Community Wealth Building could provide the practical answer to transforming Scotland's economic

Professor Iain Black argues the third sector must help disrupt the existing growth focused economic goal

Sandy Macdonald on some of the ways the third sector is helping the business sector achieve economic

We have never attempted to estimate the overall economic contribution of the third sector.

The traditional view has been that businesses lead economic progress, and the public and sector drive,Government policy in the UK and Scotland has made some contribution towards this change, with new regulations,In a recent article for SCVO, Sandy Macdonald, Director of Policy and Communications and Scottish Financial,(For example, through government policies.),development work, extending the focus beyond economic growth.