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This chapter aims to show how social entrepreneurship contributes to
solving persistent and complex problems in various parts of the world, in developed
and developing countries, and, this way, how it contributes to sustainable development.
By the theory review, research has focused on the activity of social enterprises.
Considering the impact that social entrepreneurship has in the communities, there
appears to be a clear surplus between results and resources used, both material and
human, with a substantial incidence of volunteering. From the results of our study,
including the examples of social enterprises presented, it is possible to imagine how
empowering communities can contribute to a more sustainable future. Social entrepreneurship
is still recent regarding its academic study, and several authors such as
Roberts and Woods (Europe 7:45–51, 2000) or Parente et al. (Empreendedorismo
social: Contributos teóricos para a sua definição, 2011) refer the scarcity and some
confusion still existing in the literature. This work can help improve this picture.
This chapter can contribute, in a relevant way, for the knowledge of how social
entrepreneurship has an impact on the dynamics of the territories where it operates.
And it goes beyond the more traditional approach, considering not only the situation in developing regions but also addressing social entrepreneurship in developed
countries.
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Social entrepreneurship Sustainable development Social capital Developing countries Poverty reduction Developed countries Sustainability