Social entrepreneurship and social innovation: ecosystems for inclusion in Europe

This volume provides comprehensive and advanced analysis of the characteristics of social entrepreneurship in Europe.

It offers innovative, up-to-date research on the ecosystems of social entrepreneurship, the behaviour of social entrepreneurs, their ability to produce social innovation, social capital and social inclusion, and the role of stakeholders in fostering socially oriented businesses.

Moreover, it addresses the diversity of the European social enterprise sector from an evolutionary perspective, with particular reference to the rise of social entrepreneurship and the role of new-generation social entrepreneurs throughout Europe.