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Societies of social innovation : voices and arguments / Ander Gurrutxaga Abad.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gurruchaga, Ander.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social change.
- Social evolution.
- Technological innovations--Social aspects.
- Technological innovations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (243 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Eastbourne : Sussex Academic Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The object of this study is to clarify the meanings and uses of social innovation in contemporary societies. The author makes use of the forms of analysis provided by theories of social change and the multi-disciplinary, long-term approach that is associated with Big History, with its focus on evidence and insights from different scientific and.
- Contents:
- The instruments and meanings of social innovation
- Texts and contexts of social innovation
- The locations and varying visions of social innovation
- Successes and failures of innovation programmes
- Dilemmas and paradoxes of social innovation
- Conclusions: heralds and prophets of social innovation.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-78284-081-8
- OCLC:
- 859157713
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