Market-Based Approaches for Assisting the Poor Anderson, Steven G. creator text Electronic books. nyu New York Columbia University Press 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (343 p.) 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. 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 Description based upon print version of record. 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 HD60 .A384 2014 658.408 Anderson, Steven G. New York : Columbia University Press, 2014 9780231537384 (electronic bk.) 0231537387 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1763958 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=828256 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1763958 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=828256 EBLCP 140816 20210825161913.0 ocn887506815 eng