New Strategies for Social Innovation
Anderson, Steven G.
New Strategies for Social Innovation Market-Based Approaches for Assisting the Poor. [electronic resource] : - New York : Columbia University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (343 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction to Market-Oriented Social Development Approaches; 2. Developing Social Change Models; 3. Corporate Social Responsibility; 4. Social Entrepreneurship; 5. Private Sustainable Development; 6. Fair Trade; 7. Market-Based Social Change Models: Reflections on Strengths, Limitations, and Directions for Social Change Advocates; Notes; References; Index
Market-based development strategies designed to help the world's poor receive significant support from advocates, academics, governments, and the media, yet frequently the perceived success of these programs rests on carefully selected examples and one-sided, enthusiastic accounts. In practice, these approaches are often poorly defined and executed, with little balanced, comparative analysis of their true strengths and weaknesses. This book is the first to assess emerging market-based social change approaches comparatively, focusing specifically on social entrepreneurship, corporate soci.
9780231537384 (electronic bk.) 0231537387 (electronic bk.)
Social entrepreneurship.
Social responsibility of business.
Sustainable development.
Social change.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior
Electronic books.
HD60 .A384 2014
658.408
New Strategies for Social Innovation Market-Based Approaches for Assisting the Poor. [electronic resource] : - New York : Columbia University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (343 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction to Market-Oriented Social Development Approaches; 2. Developing Social Change Models; 3. Corporate Social Responsibility; 4. Social Entrepreneurship; 5. Private Sustainable Development; 6. Fair Trade; 7. Market-Based Social Change Models: Reflections on Strengths, Limitations, and Directions for Social Change Advocates; Notes; References; Index
Market-based development strategies designed to help the world's poor receive significant support from advocates, academics, governments, and the media, yet frequently the perceived success of these programs rests on carefully selected examples and one-sided, enthusiastic accounts. In practice, these approaches are often poorly defined and executed, with little balanced, comparative analysis of their true strengths and weaknesses. This book is the first to assess emerging market-based social change approaches comparatively, focusing specifically on social entrepreneurship, corporate soci.
9780231537384 (electronic bk.) 0231537387 (electronic bk.)
Social entrepreneurship.
Social responsibility of business.
Sustainable development.
Social change.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior
Electronic books.
HD60 .A384 2014
658.408