Overview

Enter the world of the social entrepreneur. A global community of doers, thinkers and leaders who mix business with grass-roots activism to make social change possible. Vinod Kapur created a new breed of chicken that feeds some of the world's poorest villagers. Betty Makoni empowers young women across Africa through her Girl Child Network. Stephen Burks connects developing world artisans with high fashion brands. They are but three. In this book, 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. This is a guide to an exhilarating and inspiring world where, through our giving, campaigning and even through our choices as consumers, we can all play a crucial role in taking on the biggest social challenges of our time.

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Author:   Asheem Singh
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
ISBN:  

9781447337744

ISBN 10:   1447337743
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   24 January 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Behold, the social entrepreneur!; The man who invented a chicken: introducing a global generation of entrepreneurial social activists; Raising the voices of girl-children: pyramids, incubators and the the fight for equality; The incredible rise of co-operatives: conscious consumption ... slow fashion ... ethical exploration ... and more ...; How do you know you are making a difference? The metrics and measures that keep social enterprise on-mission; A trip to the favela: The death and life of traditional charity; Inside the social enterprise city: how change happens, locally and globally The bull market of the greater good: fact, fiction and the rise of big-money activism; The digital device in the wall: #peoplepower meets the block-chain; Reclaiming the heart of government: ideas for inspiring power in the age of the moral marketplace; Conclusion: creating a new kind of capitalism.

Reviews

Bursting with timely insights The Moral Marketplace makes an important contribution to our thinking about communities and social entrepreneurs. Far from being a dry academic treatise, Asheem Singh's book reads like a novel. Highly recommend. Professor Matt Qvortrup, Coventry University

Bursting with timely insights The Moral Marketplace makes an important contribution to our thinking about communities and social entrepreneurs. Far from being a dry academic treatise, Asheem Singh's book reads like a novel. Highly recommend. Professor Matt Qvortrup, Coventry University, author of 'Angela Merkel: Europe's Most Influential Leader' This book is the rallying cry for the socially conscious, business-savvy radical who knows that it's not enough to make a difference: today you can be the difference. Doug Miller, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network Chairman

Author Information

Asheem Singh is an internationally renowned campaigner, speaker, broadcaster and author. He was the youngest ever Chief Executive of the UK's leading network for charity and social enterprise leaders, ACEVO, and was the first Director of Policy and Strategy at the UK's leading venture philanthropy fund, Impetus-PEF. He has written widely on social entrepreneurship, leadership, technology, poverty and equalities for a range of international think tanks and publications including 'The Guardian', 'The Scotsman', and 'The Spectator'.

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