The International Handbook of Social Enterprise Law : Benefit Corporations and Other Purpose-Driven Companies / / edited by Henry Peter, Carlos Vargas Vasserot, Jaime Alcalde Silva.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Springer,, 2023. |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (960 p.) |
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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 Perspectives on 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.