Barman Caring Capitalism

The Meaning and Measure of Social Value
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-316-54069-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten

Companies are increasingly championed for their capacity to solve social problems. Yet what happens when such goods as water, education, and health are sold by companies - rather than donated by nonprofits - to the disadvantaged and when the pursuit of mission becomes entangled with the pursuit of profit? In Caring Capitalism, Emily Barman answers these important questions, showing how the meaning of social value in an era of caring capitalism gets mediated by the work of 'value entrepreneurs' and the tools they create to gauge companies' social impact. By shedding light on these pivotal actors and the cultural and material contexts in which they operate, Caring Capitalism accounts for the unexpected consequences of this new vision of the market for the pursuit of social value. Proponents and critics of caring capitalism alike will find the book essential reading.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barman, Emily

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wohlfahrtsökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; Part I. Mission and Method: 2. In the public benefit - nonprofit organizations; 3. Mission and market - social enterprises; Part II. Market Monitors: 4. Morals and finance - socially responsible investing; 5. Business and society - corporate social responsibility; Part III. Market Enthusiasts: 6. Just good business - responsible investment; 7. Market solutions to poverty - inclusive business and impact investing; 8. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Barman, Emily
Emily Barman is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University. She received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Chicago. Her first book, Contesting Communities: The Transformation of Workplace Charity (2006) was awarded the 2007 Association of Fundraising Professionals' Research Prize. Her articles have appeared in the American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, the Journal of Management Studies, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, and Social Science History.