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    Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge | London : Taylor & Francis Group
    ISBN: 9781003231677 , 1003231675 , 9781000916515 , 1000916510 , 9781000916508 , 1000916502
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Routledge contemporary China series
    DDC: 306.0951
    Keywords: Social service ; Social entrepreneurship ; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business ; China Social conditions 2000-
    Abstract: "Wang offers an empirically based exploration into Work-Integration Social Enterprises as a means for delivering social services in China. Focusing on the political economy of social enterprise development in China, Wang examines the nature of the relationship between the state and social enterprises and the implications of such relationships for their institutional effectiveness. She adopts a bottom-up approach that investigates indigenous practices embedded within the local political context. A common ground has been established internationally that the social enterprise model provides new ways of social service delivery that could potentially change and restructure the social welfare economy. However, the development path differs across social contexts, especially in an authoritarian country like China. This study provides insights into China's efforts to develop its social welfare sector and reinvigorate customary ideas about how public services could be better offered given the country's political economy. This book will be of great interest both to scholars of China's political economy, and to those with an interest in the development of the social enterprise sector looking to see how this works in a Chinese context"--...
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    ISBN: 9781000916515
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (188 pages)
    Series Statement: Routledge Contemporary China Series
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 306.0951
    Keywords: Social service-China ; Social entrepreneurship-China ; China-Social conditions-2000- ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Background of Study -- 1.2 The Political Economy of Social Enterprise Development -- 1.2.1 The Third Sector -- 1.2.2 The Shift from NGO to Social Enterprise -- 1.3 Aim of Research -- 1.3.1 The Research Question -- 1.3.2 Theoretical Background -- 1.3.2.1 Resource Dependency in State-WISE Relationships -- 1.3.3 WISE as the Subject of Study -- 1.3.4 Identifying WISEs in China -- 1.4 Research Design and Methodology -- 1.4.1 Methodology and Data Collection -- 1.4.2 Sample Selection -- 1.4.3 Qualitative Data Analysis -- 1.5 Significance of this Study -- 1.5.1 New Insights into Cross-Sector Development -- 1.5.2 Bridging Two Strands of Literature -- 1.5.3 Understanding Social Welfare Reform in China -- 1.5.4 The Advantage of the Grounded Approach -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: A Theoretical Review -- Introduction -- 2.1 Conceptualising Social Enterprises in Literature -- 2.1.1 Defining Social Enterprises in a Global Context -- 2.1.1.1 Social Enterprise as Efficient Social Service Provider -- 2.1.1.2 Social Enterprise as a Hybrid Organisation -- 2.1.1.3 Social Enterprises and Network Governance -- 2.1.2 Social Enterprises and the Third Sector -- 2.1.3 Models of Social Enterprise -- 2.1.3.1 Common Typologies -- 2.1.3.2 The Tri-Sector Model -- 2.1.4 Three Major Themes in Social Enterprise Research -- 2.1.4.1 Social Value and Mission -- 2.1.4.2 Hybrid Institutions and the Cross-Sector Partnership Paradigm -- 2.1.4.2.1 Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship -- 2.2 Assessing Institutional Effectiveness -- 2.2.1 Theories on Effectiveness -- 2.2.1.1 The Early Organisational Theories -- 2.2.1.2 Diversity in Measurement Standards -- 2.2.2 Debates over Effectiveness of Social Enterprises.
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