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Book SynopsisSocial entrepreneurship is revolutionizing the way societal challenges are being approached and solved. Instead of waiting for government or big business to take action, individuals across the world are developing and implementing innovative, effective, and sustainable solutions to some of our most pressing social and environmental challenges.
In Entrepreneurship for Social Change, a cast of expert contributors explore how the growing trend towards social entrepreneurship, along with a variety of political, cultural and social influences, have developed across sectors and countries. The book features a diverse array of chapters on subjects such as peer-to-peer lending, venture capital, the digital silk road, small business contracting and women’s health social enterprises.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Building Up the Concept of Responsible Entrepreneurship within the Digital Silk Road; Renata Thiebaut
Chapter 2. Sustainable Development Footprint on FDIs as Entrepreneurship for Social Changes in Brazil; Andreia Costa Vieira
Chapter 3. The Ecosystem of Women’s Health Social Enterprises Based in the United States; Marquita Kilgore-Nolan
Chapter 4. Dynamic entrepreneurial or subsistence self-employed? Self-employment among urban and rural Nigerian workers; Ikechukwu D. Nwaka and Kalu E. Uma
Chapter 5. Innovation, Institutions, and Social Change in Peer-to-Peer Lending: Evidence From China; Daniel Cosgrove and Imran Chowdhury
Chapter 6. Paths to the Development of Social Entrepreneurship in Russia and Central Asian Countries: Standardization vs. Deregulation; Elena G. Popkova and Bruno 5. Sergi
Chapter 7. Global Regulation of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) as a Climate Change Mitigation Strategy: Prospects, Process and Problems; Qerim Qerimi
Chapter 8. Exploring the Effects of Discretion, Discrimination, and Oversight on the Inclusiveness of Small Business Contracting; Iman Hemmatian, Amol M. Joshi, Todd M. Inouye and Jeffrey A. Robinson
Chapter 9. Place and its Role in Venture Capital Funding; Luke Heine
