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Inclusive Businesses in Latin America (Spanish Version).

Patricia MarquezEzequiel A. ReficcoGabriel Berger

出版	SSRN, 2009
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=rRzjzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Despite progress made in recent years, poverty and inequality continue to burden developing countries. The issue is not only ethical and political, but also economic: poverty in emerging countries is both a cause and outcome of economic stagnation. The current financial crisis has only made the problem worse. Across Latin America, interest in inclusive businesses has soared, becoming a shared focal point of concern by groups that, up to now, were hardly talking to each other: businesspeople, social entrepreneurs, activists, philanthropists - even political leaders. Widespread enthusiasm over inclusive businesses, however, has not been coupled with an equal measure of clarity on the meaning of the concept. Not surprisingly, skepticism has emerged from both the business community and spokespeople for the social sector, voicing legitimate concerns and doubts. Such concerns put into question what exactly is innovative about current efforts to undertake business ventures with people drawn from the bottom of the economic pyramid. What defines these initiatives? What are key factors for success? Following is an attempt to examine and conceive emerging practices in inclusive businesses by drawing on three years' of research findings led by the Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge Network (SEKN) in nine countries from Iberoamerica.