Bücher der Reihe Routledge Studies in Social Enterprise & Social Innovation

The second of a series of four books, this book will serve as a key resource for teachers, researchers, students, experts, policy makers, journalists and other categories of people who want to acquire a broad understanding of the phenomena of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship as they emerge and develop across the world.

The first of a series of four ICSEM books, this book will serve as a key resource for teachers, researchers, students, experts, policy makers, journalists and other categories of people who want to acquire a broad understanding of the phenomena of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship as they emerge and develop across the world.

Social entrepreneurship and social enterprises share the potential to make a difference for people and societies. The Nordic countries represent an interesting case. In this book the editors demonstrate how the leading narratives and discourses that has shaped the Nordic societies, also shape the narratives of social entrepreneur ship and social enterprises.

Social entrepreneurship and social enterprises share the potential to make a difference for people and societies. The Nordic countries represent an interesting case. In this book the editors demonstrate how the leading narratives and discourses that has shaped the Nordic societies, also shape the narratives of social entrepreneur ship and social enterprises.

This book will serve as a key reference and resource for teachers, researchers, students, experts, policy makers, journalists and those who want to acquire a broad understanding of the social enterprise and social entrepreneurship phenomena as they emerge and develop across Western Europe.

This book engages a multicontinental and pluridisciplinary discussion in order to provide a pluralist theory of social enterprise. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of social entrepreneurship, social innovation, development studies, management studies and social work.

In recent decades, governments have promoted social enterprise as a mean to address welfare and tackle disadvantage. Early academic work on social enterprises reflected this development and engaged with their ability to deliver and create jobs, work towards remedial environmental goals and address a range of societal challenges.