Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprises in Economic and Social Development
«From its conceptualizations to its current actualization of knowledge, values, and skills from two diverse professional fields»
social work and businessthis book is practical, impactful, and one of a kind. The contributors and e
Microlending programs for low-income microentrepreneurs have become a global priority since the development of the Grameen Bank in 1976 and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations in 2015. Les mer
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creation of the Small Enterprise Economic Development (SEED) program. Following this, new faculty were hired in the School of Social Welfare and the School of Business to address social entrepreneurship and lead these initiatives. The impetus for this book emerged from these developments including three
forums in which national and international contributors participated in workshops, panels, and chapters for this book. These forums were co-organized by the School of Social Welfare, the School of Business, and a new Center for the Advancement & Understanding of Social Enterprises (CAUSE) at UAlbany.
Building on the example set by UAlbany, Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprises in Economic and Social Development explains how and why we should integrate social entrepreneurship and social enterprises with economic and social development. While this global movement varies in pace and scope, the volume features snapshots from countries and regions representing nearly all continents, including Albania, Argentina, Cuba, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Taiwan, Tajikistan,
and Tanzania.
One of the lessons is that social policies are critical for supporting social entrepreneurs since environmental, economic, and social sustainability are core goals of these initiatives. The chapters in this volume offer different contextual frames ranging from social enterprise business plans and measured entrepreneurial orientation to displacement dynamics (and how to avoid them) and the pitfalls of non-market economies. The contributing authors examine a variety of ventures and social
policies to showcase how nations are supporting social enterprises as they attempt to meet human needs and achieve financial sustainability. The resulting volume provides a rationale for, and snapshots of, social enterprises and entrepreneurship in transitioning nations.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780197518298
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 16 x 24 cm
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«From its conceptualizations to its current actualization of knowledge, values, and skills from two diverse professional fields»
social work and businessthis book is practical, impactful, and one of a kind. The contributors and e
«This important collection of original chapters about the contribution of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise to economic and social development makes a significant contribution to the literature. The editors and contributors are to be congratulated for compiling an innovative and dynamic book which deserves to be widely consulted.»
James Midgley, PhD, , Professor of the Graduate School, University of California Berkeley
«Social Entrepreneurship and Enterprises in Economic and Social Development combines inclusive development, social enterprise, and social entrepreneurship into one concise volume. The contributors go into detail about the social, political, and economic issues currently troubling the field, and I think this is a useful text.»
Monica Nandan, PhD, MSW, MBA, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Social Impact and Professor of