Social capital and enterprise in the modern state /
Contributor(s): Ní Shé, Eidin [editor]
| Burton, Lorelle J [editor] | Danaher, Patrick Alan [editor].
Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018Description: xxi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9783319681146; 9783319681146:; 3319681141.Other title: Social capital & enterprise in the modern state.Subject(s): Social entrepreneurship | Social capital (Sociology) | Social entrepreneurship -- Case studies | Social capital (Sociology) -- Case studies | State, The -- Social aspects | State, The -- Economic aspectsDDC classification: 658.408 NIS Summary: Given the global crises confronting the world today, it is important to interrogate the notion of 'the modern state' and to evaluate its effectiveness in providing security and services for its populations, including the most disadvantaged and vulnerable. This book investigates the modern state's capacity to serve its constituents by examining the organisations that facilitate two key elements of contemporary living: social capital and social enterprise. These elements are explored in a series of rich case studies located in Australia, Ireland and Bangladesh, with broader implications for policy and practice in the rest of the world. The case studies highlight the growing importance of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in fostering social capital and in contributing to the idea of 'the enabling state'.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Given the global crises confronting the world today, it is important to interrogate the notion of 'the modern state' and to evaluate its effectiveness in providing security and services for its populations, including the most disadvantaged and vulnerable. This book investigates the modern state's capacity to serve its constituents by examining the organisations that facilitate two key elements of contemporary living: social capital and social enterprise. These elements are explored in a series of rich case studies located in Australia, Ireland and Bangladesh, with broader implications for policy and practice in the rest of the world. The case studies highlight the growing importance of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in fostering social capital and in contributing to the idea of 'the enabling state'.