Understanding the Social Economy and the Third Sector - Couverture souple

Bridge, Simon; Murtagh, Brendan; O'Neill, Ken

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0230518133 ISBN 13 : 9780230518131

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

Synopsis

This is an essential introductory text for students of the social economy and the third sector, one of the fastest growing areas in management study. It is required reading.An authoritative author team tackle one of the fastest growing areas of management studies. It is a comprehensive core text designed to fit modules on the social economy and third sector perfectly. It is highly accessible, written in plain English with plenty of example case studies. This is the only book to clearly define the third sector, social economy and social capital - areas that often confuse students. It is an introductory text with clearly specified learning outcomes, filling a huge gap in the market.Simon Bridge brings together all of the debates surrounding the social economy, the third sector and social capital. This text surveys the sector's landscape of voluntary organizations, charities, enterprise agencies and cultural groups, examining them relative to the public and private sectors.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

SIMON BRIDGE is the Proprietor of Simon Bridge and Associates, an economic and enterprise development consultancy. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Ulster's Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship (NICENT), UK, and is a director of several social enterprises. BRENDAN MURTAGH is a Reader in the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering at the Queen's University of Belfast, UK. He has researched and written widely on spatial planning, urban regeneration and local development. KEN O'NEILL is Professor of Enterprise and Small Business Development at the University of Ulster's Business School, UK. He is a Chair of the School for Social Entrepreneurs in Ireland and Young Enterprise (N. Ireland), and was the first recipient of the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion - Lifetime Achievement Award.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0230518133
• ISBN 13: 9780230518131
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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