Abstract
This article examines the potential impact of social enterprise on disadvantage. The case study research involved participant observation over a 2-year period. Selection of cases was based on a preliminary typology for social enterprise and disadvantage was conceptualized using the European concept of social exclusion. This sees exclusion as multidimensional and relative to the standards of the society in which a person lives. The existing research literature suggests that the aggregate economic impact of social enterprise upon exclusion is marginal. This is a consequence of a mismatch between policy expectations and what is happening in the field.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 89-107 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- social enterprise
- social exclusion
- inner city
- deprivation
- defintion
- typology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Business,Management and Accounting
- General Social Sciences