UNU-MERIT Working Papers Series
Mapping regional social enterprise ecosystems in India: Framework and indicators
Lina Sonne #2014-050In this paper we briefly review social enterprise in the context of
India before developing a conceptual framework highlighting the
different components that make up a regional social enterprise ecosystem
(including entrepreneurs, financial and non-financial support, education
and research, communication, collaboration and networks, government
policy, and the local economy and context). Based on these, we discuss
the availability of relevant data before developing a set of indicators
for describing the components in different regional ecosystems across
India. This paper is the first of a project documenting nine regional
social enterprise ecosystems across India.
Key Words: Social enterprise, innovation indicators
JEL Codes: O35, O33, O17
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