Democratic governance and social entrepreneurship : civic participation and the future of democracy / Denise M. Horn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horn, Denise M. (Denise Marie), author.

Series:

Routledge studies in governance and public policy ; v. 16.

Routledge studies in governance and public policy ; v. 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microfinance--Thailand, Northern.

Microfinance.

Microfinance--India--Andhra Pradesh.

Political participation--Thailand, Northern.

Political participation.

Political participation--India--Andhra Pradesh.

Social entrepreneurship--Thailand, Northern.

Social entrepreneurship.

Social entrepreneurship--India--Andhra Pradesh.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book explores the connection between strong democracy and neoliberal development schemes based on the concept of 'social entrepreneurship' in Thailand and Southern India.With an original approach, this book addresses the intersection between emerging approaches to development; namely microfinance, microenterprise, and social entrepreneurship, and the ability of societies to generate their own public goods without state assistance. Utilizing observation, fieldwork, and practice in Northern Thailand and Southern India, as well as secondary sources from the southern Asia reg

Contents:

Micro-responsibility: development and citizenship

Governance in a fractured world

Thailand: nationalist projects and governance

India: poverty, development and the discourse of micro-responsibility

Challenges for democratic governance generation and provision in the 21st century.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-203-59785-0

1-299-28019-6

1-135-07314-7

9780203597859

OCLC:

830161060