Table 2 Concept table of search terms (PICO) for peer-reviewed search

High-income countries (defined according to World Bank “atlas method” classification)

*Papers will be filtered by location during the screening phase

Plural ownership

“plural ownership” or “equitable business ownership” or “distributed ownership or “distributed control” or democratic control”

First system—private/profit oriented

“Multi-national corporation” or “large business” or “small and medium sized enterprise” or “small and micro business” Or B corporation”

Second system—public services/planned provision

“Public sector” or “national government” or “regional government” or “local authority” or “community council” or municipal or “state ownership” or “anchor institution”

Third system—self-help/mutual/social purpose

“third sector” or “third system” or “nongovernmental organization*” or “nongovernmental organisation*” or “nonprofit organization*” or “nonprofit organization*” or “voluntary sector” or “civic sector” or “nonprofit sector” or “community sector” or “public enterprise*” or “public-private enterprise*” or “private enterprise*” or “formal sector” or “informal sector” or “shadow economy” or “informal institution* or cooperative or co-operative or “worker cooperative” or “worker co-operative” or “housing cooperative” or “housing co-operative” or “employee ownership” or “consumer retail cooperative” or consumer retail co-operative” or “neighbourhood cooperative” or “neighbourhood co-operative” or “credit union” or “common ownership company” or community development finance institution” or “social business” or “social firm” or “social enterprise” or “community enterprise” or voluntary enterprise” or “charity” or “club” or “time bank” or “local exchange trading scheme” or “family business”)

1. A different ownership model to intervention in study

2. A before and after comparison

3. Different region counterfactual

Inclusive economy

economic democracy or economic equality or solidarity economy or fair economy or just economy or economic inclusion or inclusive economy or inclusive growth or pro-poor growth or shared prosperity or shared growth or equity or justice or equality or inequality or economic inequality or economic resilience or wellbeing economy or well-being economy or resilient cities or urban resilience or resilient development or inclusive institution or economic impact or impact on economy

1) Equal access to opportunities:

“access to opportunities” or “power inequality” or “increase* participation in the economy” or “economic participation” or “good work” or “fair work” or “fair income” or “job security” or “access to education” or “access to training” or “investment” or “innovation”

2) Equitable distribution of the benefits of the economy

“fair distribution of benefits” or “income growth” or “income inequality” or “wealth inequality” or “distribution of wealth” or “distribution of income” or “affordable cost of living” or “basic needs” or “local wealth retention” “asset equality” or “asset inequality” or asset distribution” or “financial inclusion” or “access to finance” or “access to capital”

3) Reduced poverty

poverty or “poverty reduction” or reduc poverty or “basic needs” or “sustainable”

4) Reduced discrimination

reduc* discrimination or reduc* oppression or “social justice”