Over the last decade, the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship has experienced impressive growth in different countries. Using a market- based approach, Social Enterprises (SEs) incorporate commercial forms of revenue generation (creating economic value) as a vehicle to accomplish their social...

Nonprofits provide services for the common good and are having an increasing influence on the economy over time. There is consensus among prior studies in for-profit settings that social capital positively influences corporate financial performance. In contrast, this study analyzes the...

We use a unique dataset to study how participation in two specific types of nonprofit organizations, i.e. social welfare associations and social cooperatives, affects individual social capital. A descriptive analysis shows that both the types of organization have a positive impact. The...

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part I: The Need for a Policy Perspective of Nonprofits -- Chapter 1 The Significance of the Principal-Agent Paradigm -- Chapter 2 The Policy Significance of Nonprofit Organizations: Beyond the Limits of Failure -- Part II: Nonprofits as Social...