TY - BOOK AU - Bridge,Simon AU - Murtagh,Brendan AU - O'Neill,Ken TI - Understanding the social economy and the third sector SN - 9781137005434 U1 - 338.7 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York, NY PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Nonprofit organizations KW - Social entrepreneurship N1 - Previous edition published: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Why address the social economy? -- Part I The Evolution and Role of the Social Economy -- 2. the evolution of the social economy -- 3. current perceptions of the social economy and the third sector -- 4. social enterprise and the main components of the social economy -- 5. present and future perspectives -- Part II The Nature Of The Social Economy -- 6. characteristics of social enterprises -- 7. financing the social economy -- 8. social capital : a vital enterprise ingredient -- 9. advancing the social economy -- 10. the impact of the social economy -- Index N2 - This title fills a significant gap by bringing together a comprehensive range of topics in one resource. Students will gain a working knowledge of the social economy and social capital, illustrated by comparison with the private and public sectors and real-world examples ER -