Social enterprises are long-standing agents of inclusive growth and democratisation of the economic and social spheres, and they have proved resilient to economic adversity all the while addressing socio-economic challenges in innovative ways, re-integrating people back to the labour market, and...

Private markets for public goods -- Markets and public goods in Chile -- Social services, social security, and privatization in Peru -- The capitalization and popular participation programs in Bolivia -- Voucher privatization in the Czech Republic -- Adjustment and reform of social services in...

Drawing on Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems, we analyse the importance of different styles of expectation (cognitive and normative) for global research and development. In our study, we find that contrary to Luhmann's prediction in 1971, the normative expectation style still plays a...