Social enterprise in the United States and Europe: Understanding and learning from the differences

Voluntas

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 246-262

  Kerlin, Janelle A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Europe; Social enterprise; Third sector; United States

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PRIVATE SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751073680     PISSN: 09578765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11266-006-9016-2     Document Type: Article

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