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Inside social enterprise : looking to the future / Helen Fitzhugh and Nicky Stevenson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fitzhugh, Helen (Social researcher), author.
- Stevenson, Nicky, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social entrepreneurship.
- Nonprofit organizations.
- Social responsibility of business.
- Industries--Social aspects.
- Industries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A lively and clear introduction to social enterprise, including nearly forty interviews with the most influential and experienced social enterprise practitioners, supporters, thinkers and policy makers.
- Contents:
- Inside social enterprise; Contents; Acknowledgements; A note on the information about interviewees and organisations in this book; Glossary; 1. Introduction: social enterprises today; Introducing social enterprises and this book; What is a social enterprise?; Philanthropy and self-help; Social enterprises and government; A blurred picture of the social enterprise sector in the UK; Social enterprises: why should we be interested in them?; 2. From the sidelines to the mainstream? Two personal introductions to social enterprise ; Nicky's view; Helen's view; 3. About the Voices; Our approach
- Research choices4. The Voices; Changing business; Different ways to grow; Principles and attitudes; Involving the people; Interacting with national and local government; Awareness, survival and resources; Change for people in the UK; 5. A social enterprise movement for the future: an overview; A movement?; Points of convergence; Reformists and radicals; Altering from within or providing alternatives ; The specifics of improving the quality of life for people in the UK; Towards clarity; Appendix One ; The future of social enterprise: a contradictory agenda for change; Appendix Two
- Interview schedule and questions used for this researchReferences; Index
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Mar 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4473-1036-5
- OCLC:
- 904755707
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