The moral marketplace : how mission-driven millennials and social entrepreneurs are changing our world / Asheem Singh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singh, Asheem, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social entrepreneurship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 276 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2023.

Summary:

Author and activist Asheem Singh explores how a movement of tiny ventures evolved into a global humanitarian and financial juggernaut, revealing new ways to fight privilege and inequality, rewire philanthropy, government, and even capitalism itself.

Contents:

9. Reclaiming the heart of government:The President's platform; Conclusion; Conclusion. Creating a new kind of capitalism; Discerning the good; Notes and references; Index.

6. Inside the social enterprise city:After the quake; A culture of social design; Pirate stores, robot supplies and more; 7. The bull market of greater good:; One per cent for God; Microfinance in focus; The rise of ethical and responsible investment; Impact investment; Capitalist criticisms; Millions of social investors; Bringing capital back to life; 8. The digital device in the wall:; The Indian experiments; The playground of digital social entrepreneurship; Online political action in focus; Fintech and the future of social money; The blink of a cursor.

The greatest social enterpriseThe co-operative evolves: B Corps and more; The shared value idea; I should 'CoCo': from conscious consumption to ethical exploration; All business is social; 4. How do you know you are making a difference?; The science of charity; Social impact; Impact hawks and sceptics; The challenges of measuring impact; When impact measurements empower; 5. A trip to the favela:; The original social entrepreneurs; Visionary prisons; Challenging the status quo; The limits of giving; Seven steps towards the future; The heart of the movement.

Intro; THE MORAL MARKETPLACE; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Introduction. Behold, the social entrepreneur; A movement on the march; Power and money; The moral marketplace; 1. The man who invented a chicken:; A journey into the Indian village; The rudiments of social entrepreneurship; A vexed question: defining social enterprise; The movement defines itself; The global community activism scene; 2. Raising the voices of girl-children:; The mentor; Finding the lost generation; Incubators and pyramids; Global ambitions; 3. The incredible rise of co-operatives:; The community of makers.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 2, 2023).

ISBN:

1-4473-3776-X

1-4473-3775-1

OCLC:

1020608189