Local Social Innovation to Combat Poverty and Exclusion - 9781447338444

Local Social Innovation to Combat Poverty and ExclusionA Critical Appraisal\nAuthor(s): Stijn Oosterlynck, Andreas Novy, Yuri Kazepov\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Policy Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447338444, 978-1447338444\nSynopsis\nBased on more than 30 case studies in eight different countries, this book explores the governance dynamics of local social innovations in the field of poverty reduction. The diverse team of contributors illustrate how different governance dynamics and welfare mixes enable or hinder poverty reduction strategies and analyse how they involve a variety of actors, instruments and resources at different spatial scales.