Businesses with a Difference: Balancing the Social and the Economic

by Jack Quarter, Laurie Mook, Sherida Ryan

Market-based social economy firms such as social enterprises, social purpose businesses, co-operatives, credit unions, and community economic development corporations aim to meet distinct social needs while making money. Do these types of businesses have the potential for growth in the modern economy? Are they destined to function only in areas where conventional firms cannot achieve a sufficient rate of return? Or will the role of social economy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442611472
• ISBN13: 9781442611474
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher