Multi-sector Partnerships for the Public Good, Paperback by Brown, Samuel L. ...

by Brown, Samuel L. (EDT); Johnson, Richard Greggory, III (EDT)

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Multi-sector Partnerships for the Public Good, Paperback by Brown, Samuel L. (EDT); Johnson, Richard Greggory, III (EDT), ISBN 9798887301198, ISBN-13 9798887301198, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "What is the way that societies improve and solve problems? What is the purpose of business in society? Is there a role for markets and business in issues of civic good, justice, equality, education, environment, health or collective action? Current economic principles, which underpin our trust in markets are not value neutral. Therefore, how we design "market solutions" to problems should be the focus of vigorous and open debate. Multi-sector Partnership is a concept that has re-focused us on the meaning of the goods and social practices we value as citizens in a global society. Multi-sector partners emerge in society to offer innovative approaches to dealing with pressing, yet complex, social, economic and weather-related 21st century challenges. Multi-sector partnerships, loosely defined as activities with an embedded social purpose, is about using skills from a range of sectors to craft innovative responses to address social problems. It aims at social impact but does not exclude economic wealth creation. Thus, it is not limited to the non-profit or social sectors but seeks to mobilize and align interests of diverse stakeholders in the social, public and private sectors by creating non-financial incentives for collective action. Multi-sector partnerships involve recognizi

• ISBN: 9798887301198
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