Social Economics No 15, 2002/1 - pagesPages 7 to 8EditorialPages 9 to 19The Solidarity Economy: Benchmarks and Outline for a CritiqueBy Sophie BoutillierPages 21 to 45Empowering the Disadvantaged in Society by Linking Cyberpower and Business Creation in the Online Society: Suggestions for an Online Real-Time Government for a Solidarity EconomyBy On-Kwok LaiPages 47 to 72The Dynamism of the Small Scale Economy against Unemployment and ExclusionBy David VallatPages 73 to 98Non-Profit-Making Production and Informal Voluntary Work: What Is Its Economic Relevance for the Productive Activities of Retirees?By Anne ReimatPages 99 to 119Vocational Block-Release Training as a Form of Solidarity Clock: From Past to PresentBy François Mambi-el-SendegelePages 121 to 150The Advantages of Young People on the German Labor MarketBy Markus Scheuer, Elke Maria SchmidtPages 151 to 171Returns on Production Factors and Regional Heterogeneity: How Important Are the Effects of Trade and Labor Markets on Average Pay across European Regions?By Don WebberPages 173 to 184A responseBy Maurice DécaillotPages 185 to 201From Wage Earning to Self-Employment: Invitation to Economic Dynamism or Apology for Self-Employment?By Marc RichevauxPages 203 to 214AboutPages 217 to 223Post-ScriptBy Vasile Miftode