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Research on social entrepreneurship is finally catching up to its rapidly growing potential. In The Search for Social Entrepreneurship, Paul Light explores this surge of interest to establish the state of knowledge on this growing phenomenon and suggest directions for future research. Light begins by outlining the debate on how to define social entrepreneurship, a concept often cited and lauded but not necessarily understood. A very elemental definition would note that it involves individuals, groups, networks, or organizations seeking sustainable change via new ideas on how governments, nonprofits, and businesses can address significant social problems. That leaves plenty of gaps, however, and without adequate agreement on what the term means, we cannot measure it effectively. The unsatisfying results are apple-to-orange comparisons that make replication and further research difficult. The subsequent section examines the four main components of social entrepreneurship: ideas, opportunities, organizations, and the entrepreneurs themselves. The copious information available about each has yet to be mined for lessons on making social entrepreneurship a success. The third section draws on Light's original survey research on 131 high-performing nonprofits, exploring how they differ across the four key components. The fourth and final section offers recommendations for future action and research in this burgeoning field.

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"Written for anyone wishing to delve into this new discipline, this book also lists several organizations that are excelling at social entrepreneurship, and discusses their specific visions for the future." Book News

"Paul C. Light uses his considerable talents to provide a rich discussion of the most important issues in the field of social entrepreneurship.... His book is well written, accessible to nonacademic readers, and data-rich." Diana Wells, Stanford Social Innovation Review

"This book should be required reading for aspiring social entrepreneurs, for those interested in identitying and supporting them, and especially for scholars working in the field." Victoria Johnson, University of Michigan, Administrative Science Quarterly

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Paul C. Light is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at New York University. He is also Douglas Dillon Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he founded the Center for Public Service. Light is the author of numerous books on public service and management, among them Pathways to Nonprofit Excellence (2002), Government's Greatest Achievements (2002), Making Nonprofits Work (2000), and The New Public Service (1999).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brookings Institution Press (August 15, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 295 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0815752105
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0815752103
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9.5 inches

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One of my professors recommended this book. Before buying it, I borrowed it from him for a few days to see if it was worthy of buying. It's not pretentious, the author doesn't make over-ambitious claims. He keeps it simple and gives a good general notion of where the field is now, where it's going, drawing on variety of other prominent representatives or researchers of social entrepreneurship.
It was useful for my final paper, so I appreciated it a lot!

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