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UNINA9910791350603321 |
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Titolo |
The economics of social responsibility : the world of social enterprises / / edited by Leonardo Becchetti and Carlo Borzaga |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Milton Park, Abingdon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-96652-8 |
1-136-96653-6 |
1-282-62945-X |
9786612629457 |
0-203-85102-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge advances in social economics The economics of social responsibility |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BecchettiLeonardo |
BorzagaCarlo |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nonprofit organizations |
Entrepreneurship |
Social responsibility of business |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1 The economics of social enterprises: An interpretative framework; 2 The competitive advantages of social enterprises; 3 The impact of social enterprises on output, employment, and welfare; 4 From economic growth to sustainable development; 5 The provision of welfare and general-interest services; 6 Social enterprises and the integration of disadvantaged workers; 7 The fair- trade debate and its underpinnings; 8 An empirical test of fair trade |
9 Microfinance: A frontier social enterprise10 Only the fittest survive?: A test of the sustainability of corporate social responsibility; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book offers a rethinking of the burgeoning research on not-for-profit organizations and socially responsible economics. Adopting a comparative approach, the chapters explore and reinterpret the impact |
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