TY - BOOK ID - 8132061 TI - Entrepreneurship and sustainability AU - Halkias, Daphne AU - Thurman, Paul W PY - 2012 SN - 1409428737 9786613933232 1409428745 1283620782 1317142594 9781409428749 9781409428732 9781283620789 9781409460480 1409460487 9781315579917 9781317142584 9781317142591 9781138108998 1317142608 131557991X PB - Farnham Ashgate Publishing Ltd DB - UniCat KW - Poverty -- Developing countries -- Case studies. KW - Poverty -- Developing countries. KW - Social entrepreneurship -- Case studies. KW - Social entrepreneurship. KW - Social entrepreneurship KW - Poverty KW - Management KW - Business & Economics KW - Management Styles & Communication KW - Destitution KW - Wealth KW - Basic needs KW - Begging KW - Poor KW - Subsistence economy KW - Entrepreneurship KW - E-books UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8132061 AB - Entrepreneurship and Sustainability challenges the notion that not-for-profit social entrepreneurship is the only sort that can lead to the alleviation of poverty. It explores how best to bring commercial investors together with those who are best placed to reach the poorest customers. With case studies from around the World, the focus of the contributions is on the new breed of entrepreneurs who are blending a profit motive with a desire to make a difference in their communities and beyond borders. A significant number of the contributions here also recognize that although much research has b ER -