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‘Social enterprise’ is a term that is increasingly used across the globe to describe new business solutions to a myriad of social and environmental problems (Alter, 2006). This discourse is often characterized by the shared human sentiments of social justice, sustainability, participation, inclusiveness, and empowerment. In Zimbabwe, the Collective Self Finance Scheme, a micro-finance initiative, pools the savings of associated small-and medium-sized businesses to support lending to members (Masendeke and Mugova, 2009). In Argentina, the 18th of December Workers’ Co-operative is an owner-abandoned clothing factory restored to operation by its workers (Roitter and Vivas, 2009). In Italy, the Social Co-operatives of the Consorzio per I’Impresa Sociale are business ventures run largely by former patients of a de-institutionalized mental health facility (Nyssens, 2009).
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Kerlin, J.A. (2012). Considering Context: Social Innovation in Comparative Perspective. In: Nicholls, A., Murdock, A. (eds) Social Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230367098_3
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