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1 online resource (256 pages) |
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Routledge/Lisbon Civic Forum Studies in Innovation |
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Routledge/Lisbon civic forum studies in innovation.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table ofContents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Part I: The concept of social innovation; Introduction to social innovation as a new form of organisation in knowledge-based societies; Cross-cuttingfactors shaping the social innovation initiatives in this book; The studies in this book; 1. Social innovations and the advancement of the general concept of innovation; 1. The social relevance of innovations; 2. The significance of social innovations in the Knowledge Society; 3. From idea to impact -- the '4-i-process'; 'Idea' |
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'Intervention''Implementation'; 'Impact'; 4. Including social innovations in a wider concept of innovation; 5. How do changes come about -- and how does knowledge turn into action?; Notes; References; 2. Social innovations in the perspective of Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian Economics; 1. Introduction; 2. Social innovation and technological innovation: commonalities and differences; 3. The public sector in Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian Economics; The industrial sector in Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian Economics; The financial sector in Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian Economics |
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The public sector in Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian Economics4.Comprehensive Neo-Schumpeterian Economics and the provision of public goods -- social innovation as an instrument for the improvement of the quality of public goods; 5. Conclusions; Note; References; Part II: Innovation and non-profit organisations; 3. Non-profit organisations and new social paradigms; 1. Knowledge-based society and new paradigms ofeconomics; 1.1; 1.1.1; 1.1.2; 1.1.3; 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 2. Global challenges and the necessity of socio-economicreforms; 2.1 Main directions of socio-economic reforms in Hungary |
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2.2 Non-profitorganisations in Hungary from the end of the 1980sReferences; 4. Fundraising and transparency inthe not-for-profit sector; 1. Introduction; 2. The nature of fundraising; 3. Number of people who give; 4. Online and Internet-based fundraising; 5. Other fundraising sources; 6. Trusts, foundations and grant makers; 7. Transparency; In fundraising methodology; In governance; In outcomes; 8. The implications and issues; What people say . . .; 9. Conclusions and thoughts about future directions; References |
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5. Social innovation oriented towards solving practical problems: the case of the Santa Casa daMisericórdia de Lisboa1. Introduction; 2. Social innovation oriented towards solving practical problems: the case of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa; 3. The economic crisis created by the government and the reduction of welfare aid; 4. It is a priority to fight poverty; 5. Characterisation of the social economy sector in Portugal; Characterisation of poverty in Portugal; 6. The history of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisbon; 7. Solidarity instruments in Lusophone countries; Notes |
| Summary |
'Social innovation' can be simply defined as the new ideas and initiatives that make it possible to meet our society's challenges in areas such as the environment, education, employment, culture, health and economic development. It is currently becoming increasingly important as a central concept for social theories and politics. This edited volume brings together interdisciplinary contributions which examine the complex interrelation between innovation and social problems, a link which has been surprisingly underexplored in academia and practice thus far. Social Innovation: New Fo |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Parra Rodríguez, Carmen
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| ISBN |
9781136181818 |
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1136181814 |
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