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Social enterprises as local development actors: Insights from Tasmania
Citation
Eversole, R, Social enterprises as local development actors: Insights from Tasmania, Local Economy, 28, (6) pp. 567-579. ISSN 0269-0942 (2013) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2013 Sage
DOI: doi:10.1177/0269094213496753
Abstract
The social enterprise sector is attracting policy and academic interest internationally for its promise to meet development challenges across social and economic domains. This article discusses findings from applied research in Tasmania, Australia, that aimed to understand whether social enterprises were present, what distinguished them as a sector, and the kinds of development roles they sought to play. Findings revealed that numerous Tasmanian organisations identified as social enterprises yet these organisations shared no common organisational structure, development mission or industry. Rather, what they shared was a common approach to addressing local development issues: one that involved crossing boundaries and working across sectoral silos to leverage resources and support.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Australia, fourth sector, local development, social enterprise |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Policy and administration |
Research Field: | Economic development policy |
Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
Objective Group: | Management and productivity |
Objective Field: | Management and productivity not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Eversole, R (Professor Robyn Eversole) |
ID Code: | 88117 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Deposited By: | Institute for Regional Development |
Deposited On: | 2014-01-13 |
Last Modified: | 2014-05-12 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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