This is an essential introductory text for students of the social economy and the third sector, one of the fastest growing areas in management study. It is required reading.An authoritative author team tackle one of the fastest growing areas of management studies. It is a comprehensive core text designed to fit modules on the social economy and third sector perfectly. It is highly accessible, written in plain English with plenty of example case studies. This is the only book to clearly define the third sector, social economy and social capital - areas that often confuse students. It is an introductory text with clearly specified learning outcomes, filling a huge gap in the market.Simon Bridge brings together all of the debates surrounding the social economy, the third sector and social capital. This text surveys the sector's landscape of voluntary organizations, charities, enterprise agencies and cultural groups, examining them relative to the public and private sectors.
- ISBN10 0230518133
- ISBN13 9780230518131
- Publish Date 28 October 2008
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 August 2014
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English