Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of photos
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section I Social entrepreneurship
- Section 2 The dynamics of social change
- Section 3 Social capital built by social entrepreneurs
- Section 4 A new kind of leadership
- Epilogue The Past and the Future
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Becoming a Social Entrepreneur
- Appendix 2 The Process of Assessing Candidates for a Fellowship
- Appendix 3 Excerpts from Interviews
- References
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of photos
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Section I Social entrepreneurship
- Section 2 The dynamics of social change
- Section 3 Social capital built by social entrepreneurs
- Section 4 A new kind of leadership
- Epilogue The Past and the Future
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Becoming a Social Entrepreneur
- Appendix 2 The Process of Assessing Candidates for a Fellowship
- Appendix 3 Excerpts from Interviews
- References
- Index
Summary
We usually assume that big social changes require huge resources and investments. There are, however, situations in which large-scale, systemic, and durable social changes have been introduced by individuals who initially have no resources other than their social passion, creativity, and entrepreneurial frame of mind; we can say that, in a way, they create “something out of nothing.” Those individuals are called social entrepreneurs, and this book is devoted to portraying and analyzing the specific “magic” of their approach.
Indeed, there is something intriguing about the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship and those who practice it. These unique individuals usually address, mostly with great success, seemingly unsolvable social problems, and in so doing, not only manage to motivate the key players and influence people's mindsets, but also generate a huge impact on the social landscape. They often trigger a bottom-up process, a sort of chain of change, involving and empowering society as a whole.
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- Social EntrepreneurshipTheory and Practice, pp. xi - xviiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011