The International Handbook of Social Enterprise Law Benefit Corporations and Other Purpose-Driven Companies /

This open-access book brings together international experts who shed new light on the status of social enterprises, benefit corporations and other purpose-driven companies. The respective chapters take a multidisciplinary approach (combining law, philosophy, history, sociology and economics) and pro...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Peter, Henry (Editor), Vargas Vasserot, Carlos (Editor), Alcalde Silva, Jaime (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Edition:1st ed. 2023.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • PART I: The Social Enterprise Movement
  • The social enterprise movement and the birth of hybrid organizational forms as policy response to the growing demand for firm altruism
  • Social enterprises in the European Union: gradual recognition of their importance and models of legal regulation
  • The Governance Patterns of Social Enterprises Two Proposals to Reconcile the US and European Approaches
  • Social Enterprises and Tax: Living Apart Together?
  • Corporate Purpose : How the Board of Directors can Achieve an Inclusive Corporate Governance Regime
  • Social Enterprise: Conceptual Debates and Approaches
  • Models and Trends of Social Enterprise Regulation in the European Union
  • Social enterprises in the social cooperative form
  • How social entrepreneurs create systemic change A comparative analysis of for-profit and non- profit models
  • PART II: Benefit Corporations and B Corp Certification
  • Benefit Corporations: Trends and Perspectives
  • Behavioral Perspectiveson B Corps
  • B Lab and the process of certificating B Corps
  • Introduction to the law of Benefit Corporations and other public purpose-driven companies
  • Benefit Corporations and the Common Law Tradition
  • Viability of non-recognized benefit corporations
  • Real-World Lessons on Stakeholder Capitalism: How B Lab & B Corp movement catalyze change in society
  • PART III: Purpose-Driven Companies: An International Overview
  • Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in Argentina
  • The Failed Attempt to Enact Benefit Company Legislation in Australia and the Rise of B Corps
  • Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in Brazil: Projects for Corporate Qualification and Capital Market Regulation
  • The suitability of Belgian Law to B-Corp
  • B Corps, Benefit Corporations and socially oriented enterprises in Canada
  • Purpose-driven companies and the projected legal system for benefit and collective interest companies in Chile
  • Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in China
  • Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in Colombia
  • Social Enterprises and B-Corps in Ecuador
  • The suitability of French Law to B-Corp
  • Social Purposes in German Corporate Law and Benefit Corporations in Germany
  • Social Enterprises and Certified B Corporations in Hong Kong: Development, Key Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward
  • B-Corps in India: A Sustainable Business Model
  • Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in Italy
  • Corporations with Social Aims in the Japanese Legal System
  • The suitability of Luxembourgish Law to B-Corp
  • Certified B Corps in Mexico
  • Benefit Corporations in the Peruvian legal ecosystem
  • Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in Portugal
  • Finding space for the B-Corporation within the South African legal landscape
  • Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in South-Korea
  • Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in Spain
  • Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in Switzerland
  • Social Enterprises in the Netherlands: Towards more institutional diversity?
  • Social Enterprises, Benefit Corporations and Community Interest Companies: The UK Landscape
  • Social Enterprises and Benefit Corporations in the United States
  • Innovation in Uruguayan Business Law: The "Benefit and Collective Interest Companies and Trusts"
  • Legal regulation of social enterprises in other European countries.