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Abstract:
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In the developing world, poverty is a critical issue. While charity and interventions
from NGOs are well intentioned, they often bring ‘here and now’ solutions rather than
sustainable ones. At the same time, globalization affects the vulnerable poor. Social
Enterprises have emerged as a response to the social and environmental crisis, with
individuals and organizations providing innovative and sustainable solutions.
The purpose of this thesis is to research how agricultural social enterprises in the
Philippines can reach a niche market while ensuring opportunities for the poor to
become self-sufficient.
From a social constructivist perspective, using a hermeneutic analysis strategy, this
thesis explores the concept of Social Enterprises, particularly in the context of the
developing world. Contextualizing qualitative empirical findings in theoretical
framework of value chain and ‘Social Enterprises with the Poor as Primary
Stakeholders’(SEPPS) |
