Economics of Social Responsibility

<p>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 of social enterprises on the provision of general-interest services work integration microfinance and fair trade and show how these enterprises form the hub of an emerging economy of social responsibility. The book provides a new interpretation of social enterprises as entrepreneurial organizations that pursue social objectives and are successful due to the non-self-seeking motives of their members. </p><p>This book will be of interest to postgraduate students professionals working in the not-for-profit sector and scholars interested in socially responsible economics. It is particularly suitable for seminars and workshops focusing on the management of not-for-profit organizations sustainable development and globalization. </p>