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" Understanding the social economy of the United States / "
Laurie Mook, John R. Whitman, Jack Quarter, and Ann Armstrong
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643529
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Mook, Laurie
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Understanding the social economy of the United States /\ Laurie Mook, John R. Whitman, Jack Quarter, and Ann Armstrong
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xx, 390 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm
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9781442645905
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: 1442645903
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: 9781442614116
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: 1442614110
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-378) and index
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Part 1: An overview of the social economy -- Introducing the social economy -- Part 2: The components of the social economy -- Social economy businesses -- Local development enterprises -- Public sector nonprofits -- Civil society organizations -- Part 3: Critical issues -- Organizational design and governance strategies -- Leadership and strategic management -- Human resources management -- Financing -- Social accounting -- Part 4: Conclusions -- Concluding thoughts
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Understanding the Social Economy of the United States is a comprehensive introduction to the operation and study of organizations with social goals: public sector nonprofits, civil society organizations, social enterprises, cooperatives, and other organizations with a social mission. The perfect introduction to the social economy framework for students of nonprofit management, business, social entrepreneurship, and public policy, this book is an invaluable resource for the classroom and for practitioners working in the social economy sector. -- from back cover
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Community development-- United States
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Cooperative societies-- United States
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Nonprofit organizations-- United States
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Economics-- United States-- Sociological aspects
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Business enterprises-- United States, Case studies
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United States, Social policy
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306.30973
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HD2769.2.U6M66 2015
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Quarter, Jack
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Armstrong, Ann,1951-
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Whitman, John Roswell,1949-
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