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Author:   Carlo Borzaga ,  Jacques Defourny
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.730kg
ISBN:  

9780415339216

ISBN 10:   0415339219
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   25 March 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: From Third Sector to Social Enterprise Part 1: Social Enterprises in the Fifteen EU Countries 1. Austria: Social Enterprises and New Childcare Services 2. Belgium: Social Enterprises in Community Services 3. Denmark: Co-operative Activity and Community Development 4. Finland: Labour Co-operatives as an Innovative Response to Unemployment 5. France: Social Enterprises Developing 'Proximity Services' 6. Germany: Social Enterprises and Transitional Employment 7. Greece: Social Enterprises Responding to Welfare Needs 8. Ireland: Social Enterprises and Local Development 9. Italy: From Traditional Cooperatives to Innovative Social Enterprises 10. Luxembourg: Work-Integration Social Enterprises in an Emerging Third Sector 11. Portugal: Co-operatives for Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities 12. Spain: Social Enterprises as a Response to Employment Policy Failure 13. Sweden: The Emergence of Work-Integration Social Enterprises 14. The Netherlands: Neighbourhood Development Enterprises 15. United Kingdom: A Wide Range of Social Enterprises Part 2: The Social Enterprises: A Theoretical Perspective 16. Social Enterprises as Incentive Structures: An Economic Analysis 17. The Significance of Social Capital in the Multiple Goal and Resource Structure of Social Enterprises 18. The Social Enterprise: Towards a Theoretical Socio-Economic Approach 19. Management Challenges for Social Enterprises Conclusions: Social Enterprises in Europe: A Diversity of Initiatives and Prospects

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'This is an important and valuable book ... a very helpful introduction and conclusion provide an interesting theoretical discussion.' - International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations

This is an important and valuable book...a very helpful introduction and conclusion provide an interesting theoretical discussion. <br>-International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations <br> It is important because it is European, a major contribution by a group of scholars from the continental countries of the European Union to the literature of the third sector, for so long dominated by scholars in North America and the United Kingdom. <br>-Mark Lyons, University of Technology (Sydney, Australia) <br>

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Jacques Defourny, Carlo Borzaga

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