The Economics of Social Responsibility: The World of Social Enterprises

The Economics of Social Responsibility: The World of Social Enterprises
ISBN-10
1136966528
ISBN-13
9781136966521
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
2010-06-10
Publisher
Routledge
Authors
Carlo Borzaga, Leonardo Becchetti

Description

This book offers a rethinking of the burgeoning research on not-for-profit organizations and socially responsible economics. Adopting a comparative approach, the chapters explore and reinterpret the impact of social enterprises on the provision of general-interest services, work integration, microfinance, and fair trade, and show how these enterprises form the hub of an emerging economy of social responsibility. The book provides a new interpretation of social enterprises as entrepreneurial organizations that pursue social objectives and are successful due to the non-self-seeking motives of their members. This book will be of interest to postgraduate students, professionals working in the not-for-profit sector, and scholars interested in socially responsible economics. It is particularly suitable for seminars and workshops focusing on the management of not-for-profit organizations, sustainable development, and globalization.

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