The changing boundaries of social enterprises
By: edited by Antonella Noya.
Contributors: Noya, Antonella.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Series: Local economic and employment development; Local economic and employment development
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9789264055261
Subjects: Nonprofit organizations -- OECD countries; Social entrepreneurship -- OECD countries
Description: Social enterprises are entering a new phase of consolidation after overcoming various challenges over the last 10 years in their efforts to foster sustainable local development, help create local wealth and jobs, and fight social exclusion. This book contains recommendations for national and local policy makers and presents a set of international best practices based on new legislation that has been enacted, novel frontiers that have opened up, and support and financial tools that have been developed.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: New frontiers in the legal structure and legislation of social enterprises in Europe : a comparative analysis; title: Social enterprises in OECD member countries : what are the financial streams?; title: Networks as support structures for social enterprises; title: Social enterprises and local economic development; title: Solidarity co-operatives (Quebec, Canada) : how social enterprises can combine social and economic goals.