Entrepreneurship for Social Change (Lab for Entrepreneurship and Development) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1800712111 ISBN 13: 9781800712119

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021

Synopsis

Social entrepreneurship is revolutionizing the way societal challenges are being approached and solved. Instead of waiting for government or big business to take action, individuals across the world are developing and implementing innovative, effective, and sustainable solutions to some of our most pressing social and environmental challenges.

In Entrepreneurship for Social Change, a cast of expert contributors explore how the growing trend towards social entrepreneurship, along with a variety of political, cultural and social influences, have developed across sectors and countries. The book features a diverse array of chapters on subjects such as peer-to-peer lending, venture capital, the digital silk road, small business contracting and women’s health social enterprises.

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About the Author

Bruno S. Sergi is an instructor at Harvard University and an Associate of the Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the Harvard IQSS. He is the Series Editor of Cambridge Elements in the Economics of Emerging Markets and Entrepreneurship and Global Economic Growth. He teaches Political Economy and International Finance at the University of Messina and co-directs the Lab for Entrepreneurship and Development (LEAD).

Cole C. Scanlon is a social entrepreneur whose areas of expertise include economic development, housing policy, and K-12 education. He co-directs the Lab for Entrepreneurship and Development (LEAD), co-founded/co-directs FairOpportunityProject.org (an education technology nonprofit), and was awarded Forbes 30 Under 30.

Luke R. I. Heine is a software social entrepreneur. He presently builds the app where creators meet each other with a total fan base of 500 million. Prior, he started FairOpportunityProject.org, a social network used by students from 130 different universities, and the Lab for Entrepreneurship and Development (LEAD). He holds a patent in machine learning, won Forbes 30 Under 30, attended Harvard University, and was YC W18.

Edition details

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1800712111
• ISBN 13: 9781800712119
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 254
• Editor: Sergi Bruno S., Scanlon Cole C., Heine Luke R. I.