社会的企業は、私たちが抱える問題に対し、より平和な世界を創造する解決策を見いだす、これまでの何より優れたメカニズムだというのが、開発学の世界での共通認識となっています。自らのアイディアと行動力で変革をもたらす「社会起業家」と呼ばれる人々に光を当てた、デイヴィッド・ボーンスティーンの前著『How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas』*は、ニューヨーク・タイムズ紙のニコラス・クリストフによって「この分野のバイブル」と称され、20カ国以上で翻訳・出版されました。本書は、グラミン財団の創設メンバーのスーザン・デイヴィスとの共著で、社会起業家精神の大枠とその特殊性について初めて概説したものです。
世界銀行などの大きな組織では、トップダウン型のアプローチで問題解決にあたりますが、社会起業家は試行錯誤を繰り返しながら活動し、地域社会と協力して、その地域固有の問題に対するその地域独自の解決策を見いだしていきます。社会起業家とは一体どのようなもので、その組織はどのように機能しているのか、どのような課題に直面しているのかといったことや、社会起業家が一般的なビジネスベンチャーとどう異なるのか、従来の助成金で運営されている非営利組織とどう違うのかを明らかにしています。そして、読者がどのように関わりを持てるかを具体的に説明している点が、本書の最も重要なポイントです。この社会変革の新しい手法と、その大きな可能性について知る上で、最初の一冊として理想的なものになっています。
* Bornstein, David. How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780195334760(訳書:『世界を変える人たち―社会起業家たちの勇気とアイデアの力』(井上英行監訳・有賀裕子訳、ダイヤモンド社、2007年)
In development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before--a decentralized and emergent force that remains our best hope for solutions that can keep pace with our problems and create a more peaceful world.
David Bornstein's previous book on social entrepreneurship, How to Change the World, was hailed by Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times as "a bible in the field" and published in more than twenty countries. Now, Bornstein shifts the focus from the profiles of successful social innovators in that book--and teams with Susan Davis, a founding board member of the Grameen Foundation--to offer the first general overview of social entrepreneurship. In a Q & A format allowing readers to go directly to the information they need, the authors map out social entrepreneurship in its broadest terms as well as in its particulars.
Bornstein and Davis explain what social entrepreneurs are, how their organizations function, and what challenges they face. The book will give readers an understanding of what differentiates social entrepreneurship from standard business ventures and how it differs from traditional grant-based non-profit work. Unlike the typical top-down, model-based approach to solving problems employed by the World Bank and other large institutions, social entrepreneurs work through a process of iterative learning -- learning by doing--working with communities to find unique, local solutions to unique, local problems. Most importantly, the book shows readers exactly how they can get involved.
Anyone inspired by Barack Obama's call to service and who wants to learn more about the essential features and enormous promise of this new method of social change, Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know® is the ideal first place to look.
Acknowledgments
A Note on Terms
Introduction
Part One: Defining Social Entrepreneurship
What is social entrepreneurship?
When did it emerge as a global movement?
Who are the pioneers?
What does a social entrepreneur do?
What are social entrepreneurs like?
What is the difference between social and business entrepreneurship?
What are the differences between social entrepreneurship and government?
How is social entrepreneurship different from activism?
What is the relationship between social entrepreneurship and democracy?
Part Two: Challenges of Causing Change
What are the main financial constraints?
How do social entrepreneurs build organizations and enterprises?
Can the field attract and cultivate talented workers?
How do social entrepreneurs evaluate their impact?
What is the difference between scale and impact?
What's stopping social change?
Part Three: Envisioning an Innovating Society
How is social entrepreneurship changing minds?
How could schools nurture social innovators?
What is being done at the university level?
What can governments do to engage more successfully with social entrepreneurs?
How is social entrepreneurship influencing business?
Can philanthropy be more effective?
How will the field of social entrepreneurship influence journalism?
How can individuals prepare themselves to participate in the field of social entrepreneurship?
Appendix A
Selected Bibliography
"Excellent!" --Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
"Order this book and read it immediately...This book gives you some great ways to understand and apply the whole idea of entrepreneurship/social entrepreneurship." --Tom Suddes, The Suddes Group, ForImpact.org
"The most essential starter guide to the field I've yet seen." --Change.org
"A great primer of social entrepreneurship, trends, and a look into the future." --Encouragizers
"This book is an excellent way to get a snapshot of everything going on in the Social Entrepreneurship space." --RisingPyramid.org
"Practical offer[s] concrete examples of the challenges faced by social ventures and shedding light on the issues that make social enterprises different from traditional businesses." --NextBillion.net
"The first to give an excellent overview of what being a social entrepreneur is all about. You'll learn what the difference is between a social entrepreneurship and a regular business venture and traditional non-profits. If you think you want to innovate unique social solutions to unique social problems for your encore career, this is the place to start." --Lin Schreiber, founder of RevolutionizeRetirement.com
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