| Social Enterprise: At the Crossroads of Market, Public Policies and Civil Society Contributor(s): Nyssens, Marthe (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415378796 ISBN-13: 9780415378796 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: "Social Enterprise" Edited by Marthe Nyssens New organizations, driven by an entrepreneurial spirit but focused on social aims, are emerging throughout Europe. This important new text develops a comparative European analysis within a multidisciplinary framework to explore social enterprises. Breaking new ground, "Social Enterprise" combines theory with a rigorous analysis of 160 social enterprises across 11 EU countries to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of these complex organizations. The text is structured around a number of key themes (multiple goals and multiple stakeholders, multiple resources, trajectories of workers, public policies) and developed through a pan-European analysis. Each theme is illustrated with short country experiences that reflect the diversity of welfare models across Europe. Social Enterprise is essential reading for all those who want to learn more about social enterprise. SERIES: "Routledge Studies in the Management of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations "Edited by Stephen P. Osborne |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Leadership - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship |
| Dewey: 658.401 |
| LCCN: 2006011817 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in the Management of Voluntary and Non-Pro |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.16" W x 9.18" (1.22 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In one of its previous books, the EMES European Research Network traced the most significant developments in 'social entrepreneurship' emerging inside the third sector in Europe. Building upon that seminal work, this volume presents the results of an extensive research project carried out over a four-year period of a comparative analysis of 160 social enterprises across eleven EU countries. It breaks new ground in both its articulation of multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks and its rigorous analysis of empirical evidence based on a homogenized data collection methodology. Looking at work intergration, it is structured around a number of key themes (multiple goals and multiple stakeholders, multiple resources, trajectories of workers, public policies) developed through a transversal European analysis, and is illustrated with short country experiences that reflect the diversity of welfare models across Europe. With contributions from an impressive list of academics, all members of the EMES European Research Network, this rich follow-up volume to The Emergence of Social Enterprise is essential reading for academics, researchers and students in the fields of the third sector and social policies. |