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. Available at https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/pol.20150495