Civil Society, Economy and the State
Week 3 Civil Society as Non-profit sector – Vladimír Hyánek (2.10)
Non-profit organizations and social
entrepreneurship (2.10)
The lecture shall focus on production activities
of the nonprofit sector. Service delivery (services provided as a response to
government and market failure (Hansmann, Young)) & social entrepreneurship
(providing a vehicle for entrepreneurship combining commercial and charitable
goals (Borzaga, Defourny) shall be introduced.
Required readings:
Ridley, R., &
Myers, J. (2015). Understanding Social Enterprise: Theory and Practice.
Available at
https://senscot.net/understanding-social-enterprise-theory-and-practice/
Besley, T., &
Ghatak, M. (2017). Profit with purpose? A theory of social enterprise. American
Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 9(3), 19-58.