Community and Social Enterprise: What Role for Government? Paper prepared for the Department for Victorian Communities by Dr. Jo Barraket

The paper aims to provide a starting point for discussion about the nature of community and social enterprise in Victoria and the role that government can play in supporting this field of activity.

The paper is based on a review of social enterprise activity and related public policy in a number of countries, and a preliminary account of social enterprise activity and thinking in Australia.

The paper includes:

• Definitions of social enterprise
• Local Australian examples of the achievements of social enterprises
• Social enterprise and public policy: international and local experiences
• Key learnings from these experiences
• Issues for further discussion
• bibliography

Follow this link to Department for Victorian Communities/Research and Other Information to access the paper (opens in a new browser window)

For further information

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