Social enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe : theory, models and practice / edited by Jacques Defourny and Marthe Nyssens.

Includes bibliographical references and index

National overviews of social enterprise -- Social enterprise in Croatia: charting new territories -- Social enterprise in the Czech republic: heritage and new developments -- The social enterprise phenomenon in the Georgian context -- Social enterprise in Hungary: concepts, models and institutions -- Challenges for social enterprises in Latvia -- Social enterprises in Lithuania: Historical roots -- Social enterprises in Lithuania: historical rooms -- Social enterprise in Poland: institutional and historical context -- Institutionalization of social enterprise in Romania: historical milestones and SE models development -- Social enterprise in Russia: developing social entrepreneurship models in the Russian legal and socio-economic context -- The landscape of social enterprise in the Slovak republic -- Comparative analyses and perspectives -- The influence of historical and institutional legacies on present-day social enterprises in CEE countries: lessons from Poland, Hungary, the Czech republic and Croatia -- The role of external financing in the development of social entrepreneurship in CEE countries -- Endogenous vs. Exogenous drivers in the development of a social enterprise sector -- Social enterprises in rural areas: a comparative study of the Baltic states -- Testing the relevance of major social enterprise models in central and Eastern.