Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation – International Case Studies and Practic…

Social Entrepreneurship and InnovationInternational Case Studies and Practice\nAuthor(s): Ken Banks, Peter Gabriel, Bill Drayton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Kogan Page Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Kogan Page Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781398695573, 978-1398695573\nSynopsis\nSocial innovation and social entrepreneurship look for creative and affordable solutions to specific societal problems. Fuelled by the spread of the internet and the ubiquity of mobile phones, there are more people working to solve pressing social and environmental problems in the world today than ever before. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation presents the journeys of pioneering - and often accidental - social innovators who, faced with a problem, used their courage, tenacity and creative thinking to find a solution.\n\nUsing their own words to reflect upon their experiences, these cases do not gloss over the setbacks and the dead-ends social entrepreneurs can face. Instead, readers will gain a realistic insight into .