Social Enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe Theory, Models and Practice

• Main Authors: Defourny, Jacques, Nyssens, Marthe
• Format: eBook Book Web Resource
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Routledge 2021; COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge Studies in Social Enterprise & Social Innovation
• Subjects: Bulgaria; Business; Business & economic sciences; Business & Economics; Business and Management; Central / national / federal government; Central / national / federal government policies; Central and Eastern European countries; cooperatives; Croatia; Czech Republic; Development Economics; Economic History; Economics; Economics, Finance, Business and Management; Economics. Production; Economie sociale; Entrepreneurial Challenges; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship / Start-ups; Europe - Social Policy; Georgia; Hungary; ICSEM project; Innovation Management; Insitutional Perspectives; Latvia; Lithuania; Mitteleuropa; New Developments; Nonfiction; NPOs; Osteuropa; Poland; Politics and government; Public & Nonprofit Management; public policy; Romania; Russia; Sciences économiques & de gestion; Slovak Republic; Social economics; social enterprise models; Social Entrepreneurship; Social entrepreneurship > Europe, Central; Social entrepreneurship > Europe, Eastern; social entrepreneuship; social mission; Social Policy; Society and Social Sciences; Sozialwirtschaft; typology of models; SE Mission; ICSEM project; Solidarity Economy Enterprises; SE; EMES Approach; Civil Society; Social Business; Social Business Model; Central and Eastern European countries; Public Benefit Company; Social Entrepreneurship; Positive Social Impact; UN; Public Administration; EU Definition; Social Entrepreneurs; Earned Income Strategies; Public Benefit Organisations; EMES Network; WISEs; SE Type; Institutional Trajectories; Cee Country; social enterprise models; SE Ecosystem; SE Status; Agricultural Credit Cooperatives; SE Development

In the last two decades, the quest for a widely accepted definition of social enterprise has been a central issue in a great number of publications. The main objective of the ICSEM Project (on which this book is based) was to show that the social enterprise field would benefit much more from linking...

Table of Contents:

• Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Introduction: Documenting, Theorising, Mapping and Testing the Plurality of SE Models in Central and Eastern Europe -- Part I National Overviews of Social Enterprise -- 1 Social Enterprises in Bulgaria: Historical and Institutional Perspective -- 2 Social Enterprise in Croatia: Charting New Territories -- 3 Social Enterprise in the Czech Republic: Heritage and New Developments -- 4 The Social Enterprise Phenomenon in the Georgian Context -- 5 Social Enterprise in Hungary: Concepts, Models and Institutions -- 6 Challenges for Social Enterprises in Latvia -- 7 Social Enterprises in Lithuania: Historical Roots and Current Trends -- 8 Social Enterprise in Poland: Institutional and Historical Context -- 9 Institutionalisation of Social Enterprise in Romania: Historical Milestones and SE Models Development -- 10 Social Enterprise in Russia: Developing Social Entrepreneurship Models in the Russian Legal and Socio-economic Context -- 11 The Landscape of Social Enterprise in the Slovak Republic -- Part II Comparative Analyses and Perspectives -- 12 The Influence of Historical and Institutional Legacies on Present-Day Social Enterprises in CEE Countries: Lessons From Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Croatia -- 13 The Role of External Financing in the Development of Social Entrepreneurship in CEE Countries -- 14 Endogenous vs. Exogenous Drivers in the Development of a Social Enterprise Sector -- 15 Social Enterprises in Rural Areas: A Comparative Study of the Baltic States -- 16 Testing the Relevance of Major Social Enterprise Models in Central and Eastern Europe -- Index