The Search for Social Entrepreneurship

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The SEARCH for SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 00 5211-0 fm 7/13/08 6:52 PM Page i 00 5211-0 fm 7/13/08 6:52 PM Page ii The SEARCH for SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS Washington,D.C. PAUL C. LIGHT 00 5211-0 fm 7/13/08 6:52 PM Page iii ABOUT BROOKINGS The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to research, education, and publication on important issues of domestic and foreign policy. Its principal purpose is to bring the highest quality independent research and analysis to bear on current and emerging policy problems. Interpretations or conclusions in Brookings publications should be understood to be solely those of the authors. Copyright © 2008 THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 www.brookings.edu All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Brookings Institution Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data Light, Paul Charles. The search for social entrepreneurship / Paul C. Light. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “Outlines the debate on how to define social entrepreneurship, examining the four main components of social entrepreneurship: ideas, opportunities, organizations, and the entrepreneurs. Presents research on high-performing nonprofits, exploring how they differ across the four key components. Offers recommendations for future action and research in this burgeoning field”—Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-8157-5210-3 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8157-5211-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Social entrepreneurship. 2. Nonprofit organizations—Management. I. Title. HD60.L544 2008 658'.048—dc22 2008025541 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials: ANSI Z39.48-1992. Typeset in Sabon with Myriad display Composition by Cynthia Stock Silver Spring, Maryland Printed by R. R. Donnelley Harrisonburg, Virginia 00 5211-0 fm 7/13/08 6:52 PM Page iv ...