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Title:
Social entrepreneurship as institution building .
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Authors:
Martí, I., Mair, J.
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Summary:
One factor that prevents many developing countries from advancing along the road towards social and economic development is the weakness or complete absence of supportive institutions (World Bank, 2002). By creating and transforming institutions, social entrepreneurial actors can enable the excluded to participate in markets and society and so create the conditions for developing countries to enter the virtuous circle of economic and social development. However, we still know relatively little about why and how these actors attempt to build new institutions and transform existing ones, particularly in developing countries where institutional voids are ubiquitous and shape both social and economic reality. We also lack a good understanding of the implications of this process. |
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Date:
01/01/2009
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Type:
Chapters
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Book & Publisher:
"International perspectives on social entrepreneurship research", editors Jeffrey Robinson, Johanna Mair and Kai Hockerts, Palgrave Macmillan, January 2009, pages 144-159
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Language:
English
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