Library
A curated archive of the Social and Solidarity Economy: linking foundational theory with modern translations and essays.
This library is the engine room of my practice. It is where I store the research that allows me to provide the analytical rigour of corporate finance to the social economy.
I categorise the archive by Document Type to help you find what you need:
- Methodologies: Framing texts that define the scope and ethics of my practice. Start with Against the Gist to understand why I prioritise structural fidelity over stylistic flow.
- Analyses: Original research synthesising financial data with social theory. These texts apply the logic of the social economy to modern problems, such as The Deal Matrix (Legal Engineering) or The Wealth of Networks (Metrics).
- Translations: Full structural recoveries of non-English texts. These serve as the 'Source Code' for the sector, making key statutes like Law 381 (Italy) or the FBES Charter (Brazil) accessible to Anglophone practitioners.
Beyond this grid lies the Deep Archive, a bibliographic roadmap of the research pipeline currently in production.
Featured Translations
Proudhon’s Sociology
A published translation of Pierre Ansart’s landmark 1967 text. As a standalone work of historical sociology, it recovers the radical origins of 'collective force' – providing an indispensable conceptual tool for building viable, worker-led post-capitalist architectures.
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French Socialisms
A full-length published translation of Célestin Bouglé’s 1932 institutional history. It traces the development from early anti-authoritarian socialist thought – establishing the precise vocabulary required for defending modern economic democracy.
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Against the Gist
An exploration of technical methodology, using Laurent Barry's 'Terminological Logics' to demonstrate why structural fidelity matters more than stylistic flow.
Social Economy Glossary
A six-language field guide (EN, FR, ES, CA, IT, PT) navigating the 'untranslatables', legal variances, and structural concepts of the social economy.
The Resilience Stack
Connecting the macro threat (Geoeconomic Confrontation) with the micro solution (Mutual Credit). How to build an interoperable liquidity layer for a fragmented world.
The Methodology of Social Fidelity
How precise translation lowers the 'Perception Premium' for cooperatives seeking global capital. A guide to IAF, PCAF, and the Ternary Relationship.
The Sovereignty Audit
A complete defensive manual for the social economy. Combining forensic accounting (Solvency II) with legal auditing (Toxic Covenants) to protect cooperative sovereignty from extraction.
The Wealth of Networks
A synthesis of corporate finance research and social economy theory, proposing a 'Sovereignty Dashboard' to measure the retention of collective force.
Charter of Principles (FBES)
A translation of the 2003 manifesto defining the Brazilian Solidarity Economy as a political project distinct from the 'Third Sector'.
Law 381/1991 on Social Cooperatives
A translation of the foundational Italian statute for social cooperatives, distinguishing between social service delivery and work integration.
The 1936 Decree
A structural recovery of the Decree on Collectivisation, exploring the legal architecture of a worker-led industrial economy.
Big Data, GenAI & Finance
An analysis of the digital revolution in Third Sector financing, examining how Big Data and GenAI navigate new EU regulations.
Ecological Journalism
Translations of investigative reporting across the Global South. Preserving the technical language of territorial conflict, from Easter Island to Peru.
Proudhonian Sociology
A portfolio of work tracing the lineage of 'Collective Force' from Proudhon to Durkheim and modern organisational theory.
The Deep Archive
The bibliographic roadmap of the Root & Branch Library. A trajectory focused on the legal, financial, and structural architecture of post-capitalism.