Social Enterprise: A Global Comparison

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Social Enterprise civil society: historical and contemporary perspectives Series Editors: Virginia Hodgkinson Public Policy Institute Georgetown University Kent E. Portney Department of Political Science Tufts University John C. Schneider Department of History Tufts University For a complete list of books that are available in the series, visit www.upne.com. Janelle A. Kerlin, ed., Social Enterprise: A Global Comparison Carl Milofsky, Smallville: Institutionalizing Community in Twenty-First-Century America Dan Pallotta, Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential Susan A. Ostrander and Kent E. Portney, eds., Acting Civically: From Urban Neighborhoods to Higher Education Peter Levine, The Future of Democracy: Developing the Next Generation of American Citizens Jason A. Scorza, Strong Liberalism: Habits of Mind for Democratic Citizenship Elayne Clift, ed., Women, Philanthropy, and Social Change: Visions for a Just Society Brian O’Connell, Fifty Years in Public Causes: Stories from a Road Less Traveled Pablo Eisenberg, Challenges for Nonprofits and Philanthropy: The Courage to Change Thomas A. Lyson, Civic Agriculture: Reconnecting Farm, Food, and Community Virginia A. Hodgkinson and Michael W. Foley, eds., The Civil Society Reader Henry Milner, Civic Literacy: How Informed Citizens Make Democracy Work Ken Thomson, From Neighborhood to Nation: The Democratic Foundations of Civil Society Bob Edwards, Michael W. Foley, and Mario Diani, eds., Beyond Tocqueville: Civil Society and the Social Capital Debate in Comparative Perspective Phillip H. Round, By Nature and by Custom Cursed: Transatlantic Civil Discourse and New England Cultural Production, 1620–1660 Brian O’Connell, Civil Society: The Underpinnings of American Democracy edited by janelle a. kerlin Social Enterprise A Global Comparison tufts university press Medford, Massachusetts Published by University Press of New England Hanover and London tufts university press Published by University Press of New England, One Court Street, Lebanon, NH 03766 www.upne.com ∫ 2009 by Tufts University Press Printed in U.S.A. 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Members of educational institutions and organizations wishing to photocopy any of the work for classroom use, or authors and publishers who would like to obtain permission for any of the material in the work, should contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Lebanon, NH 03766. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Social enterprise : a global comparison / edited by Janelle A. Kerlin. p. m. — (Civil society: historical and contemporary perspectives) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-1-58465-789-7 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn 978-1-58465-822-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Social entrepreneurship—Case studies. 2. Social responsibility of business—Case studies. 3. Non-governmental organizations—Case studies. 4. Nonprofit organizations—Case studies. I. Kerlin, Janelle A., 1969– hd60.s585 2009 361.7%65—dc22 2009026948 University Press of New England is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. For my husband, Clayton Bassett ...