The Emergence of Social Enterprise

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ISBN: 9780415253017 | 0415253012
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/19/2001

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By comparing the different national experiences of each country, the book traces the most significant developments in social entrepreneurship emerging in Europe. The work also examines the more traditional non-profit or third sector organisations. The final chapters present an initial attempt to outline a theory of social enterprise.

List of illustrations

viii

Notes on contributors

Acknowledgements

xii

Introduction: from third sector to social enterprise

(28)

J. Defourny

PART I Social enterprises in the fifteen EU countries

(242)

Austria: social enterprises and new childcare services

(16)

K. Leichsenring

Belgium: social enterprises in community services

(18)

J. Defourny

M. Nyssens

Denmark: co-operative activity and community development

(17)

S. Bengtsson

L. Hulgard

Finland: labour co-operatives as an innovative response to unemployment

(18)

P. Pattiniemi

France: social enterprises developing 'proximity services'

100

(20)

J. L. Laville

Germany: social enterprises and transitional employment

120

(16)

A. Evers

M. Schulze-Boing

Greece: social enterprises responding to welfare needs

136

(13)

D. Ziomas

M. Ketsetzopoulou

N. Bouzas

Ireland: social enterprises and local development

149

(17)

P. O'Hara

Italy: from traditional co-operatives to innovative social enterprises

166

(16)

C. Borzaga

A. Santuari

Luxembourg: work-integration social enterprises in an emerging third sector

182

(10)

P. Delaunois

E. Becker

Portugal: co-operatives for rehabilitation of people with disabilities

192

(11)

H. Perista

Spain: social enterprises as a response to employment policy failure

203

(17)

I. Vidal

Sweden: the emergence of work-integration social enterprises

220

(16)

Y. Stryjan

The Netherlands: neighbourhood development enterprises

236

(16)

P. H. Renooy

United Kingdom: a wide range of social enterprises

252

(19)

R. Spear

PART II Social enterprises: a theoretical perspective

271

(79)

Social enterprises as incentive structures: an economic analysis

273

(23)

A. Bacchiega

C. Borzaga

The significance of social capital in the multiple goal and resource structure of social enterprises

296

(16)

A. Evers

The social enterprise: towards a theoretical socio-economic approach

312

(21)

J. L. Laville

M. Nyssens

Management challenges for social enterprises

333

(17)

C. Borzaga

L. Solari

Conclusions: social enterprises in Europe: a diversity of initiatives and prospects

350

(21)

C. Borzaga

J. Defourny

Index

371

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