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Papers by Stephen Syrett
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Full bibliographic details must be given when referring to, or quoting from full items including ... more Full bibliographic details must be given when referring to, or quoting from full items including the author's name, the title of the work, publication details where relevant (place, publisher, date), pagination, and for theses or dissertations the awarding institution, the degree type awarded, and the date of the award.
Policy Press eBooks, Oct 15, 2008
The social economy constitutes a range of organisations that have a core social mission, differen... more The social economy constitutes a range of organisations that have a core social mission, different levels of participative and democratic control by members, and use financial surpluses or profits primarily to achieve their social missions. This research examined the actual and potential roles of the social economy in bringing about inclusive groth that generates more and better jobs in UK cities, particularly for people ho are either in or at risk of poverty. The report shos: • Official sources estimate that the social economy accounts for about 6.5% of European employment. In the UK, hoever, the contribution to employment is 5.6% hich is just belo the European average, and comes mostly from the voluntary and community sector (82%). These figures are likely to underestimate the actual extent of the social economy in the UK. • Relative to comparable countries in Europe, the UK appears to have a strong voluntary and community sector and a groing social enterprise sector, but feer organisations ith alternative governance models, such as cooperatives. • There are three broad clusters of activity through hich inclusive groth is promoted by the social economy: − creating jobs, strengthening skills and employability − building diversified local economies − contributing to ider economic and institutional transformation. • Successful social economy development often arises from an enabling context, or social economy 'ecosystem'. Such an ecosystem is characterised by the joining up of various elements of support provision and a high level of collaboration, both ithin the social economy and ith the public and private sectors. Contents Glossary Executive summary BME Black, sian and Minority Ethnic BTR Belo, or under, the radar or informal activities
Policy Press eBooks, Oct 15, 2008
Environment And Planning C: Politics And Space, Jun 20, 2019
How differing social economy traditions within the global South can combine with state and market... more How differing social economy traditions within the global South can combine with state and market sectors to provide alternative development paths, has increasingly become a focus of political and policy debate. This paper uses an institutional logics perspective to analyze the interaction between indigenous collective traditions and other institutional logics in Ecuador's social economy. Results demonstrate how indigenous practice has interacted with other social economy elements to produce novel organizational and institutional forms. Findings from original primary research identify processes of coexistence , accommodation and conflict in the interaction of differing institutional civil society, state and market logics and the institutionalization of the social economy. Critically, processes of conflict generated by contradictory logics have over time helped close down many of the new political spaces, limiting the ongoing inclusion of indigenous institutions and the ability to construct an alternative, pluralistic path to development.
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Dec 18, 2015
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Dec 1, 1993
Local economic initiatives: why the fuss? *I am grateful to Allan Williams and two anonymous refe... more Local economic initiatives: why the fuss? *I am grateful to Allan Williams and two anonymous referees for their helpful comments on earlier versions of this paper.
Environment and Planning A, 2012
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research
PurposeWithin the growing study of transnational entrepreneurial practice, existing conceptualisa... more PurposeWithin the growing study of transnational entrepreneurial practice, existing conceptualisation of diaspora entrepreneurship has often lacked engagement with the particularities of the diaspora condition. This paper seeks to advance theoretical understanding and empirical study of diaspora entrepreneurship through identifying the processes that generate diaspora entrepreneurship across economic, social and political spheres.Design/methodology/approachTo analyse the relationship between the development of venture activity and diaspora (re)production, in depth, qualitative biographical analysis was undertaken with UK-based diaspora entrepreneurs embedded within the particular contexts of the Sri Lankan Tamil and Kurdish diasporas. Skilled and active diaspora entrepreneurs were purposively selected from these extreme case contexts to explore their entrepreneurial agency within and across the business, social and political realms.FindingsResults identified key dimensions shaping t...
Regional Development in Northern Europe, 2012
Creating Entrepreneurial Space: Talking Through Multi-Voices, Reflections on Emerging Debates, 2019
Contribution and Implications The chapter provides both statistical and qualitative evidences sup... more Contribution and Implications The chapter provides both statistical and qualitative evidences supporting the premise that youth business mentoring can both improve access to external finance and lead to improved business performance. This provides useful guidance to youth business support, given that in some of the countries studied, external financing in the form of grants and soft micro loans for youth entrepreneurs are not available.
This book emerged out of a one day conference at Middlesex University on 4th February 2000.
The item will be removed from the repository while any claim is being investigated.
Full bibliographic details must be given when referring to, or quoting from full items including ... more Full bibliographic details must be given when referring to, or quoting from full items including the author's name, the title of the work, publication details where relevant (place, publisher, date), pagination, and for theses or dissertations the awarding institution, the degree type awarded, and the date of the award.
Policy Press eBooks, Oct 15, 2008
The social economy constitutes a range of organisations that have a core social mission, differen... more The social economy constitutes a range of organisations that have a core social mission, different levels of participative and democratic control by members, and use financial surpluses or profits primarily to achieve their social missions. This research examined the actual and potential roles of the social economy in bringing about inclusive groth that generates more and better jobs in UK cities, particularly for people ho are either in or at risk of poverty. The report shos: • Official sources estimate that the social economy accounts for about 6.5% of European employment. In the UK, hoever, the contribution to employment is 5.6% hich is just belo the European average, and comes mostly from the voluntary and community sector (82%). These figures are likely to underestimate the actual extent of the social economy in the UK. • Relative to comparable countries in Europe, the UK appears to have a strong voluntary and community sector and a groing social enterprise sector, but feer organisations ith alternative governance models, such as cooperatives. • There are three broad clusters of activity through hich inclusive groth is promoted by the social economy: − creating jobs, strengthening skills and employability − building diversified local economies − contributing to ider economic and institutional transformation. • Successful social economy development often arises from an enabling context, or social economy 'ecosystem'. Such an ecosystem is characterised by the joining up of various elements of support provision and a high level of collaboration, both ithin the social economy and ith the public and private sectors. Contents Glossary Executive summary BME Black, sian and Minority Ethnic BTR Belo, or under, the radar or informal activities
Policy Press eBooks, Oct 15, 2008
Environment And Planning C: Politics And Space, Jun 20, 2019
How differing social economy traditions within the global South can combine with state and market... more How differing social economy traditions within the global South can combine with state and market sectors to provide alternative development paths, has increasingly become a focus of political and policy debate. This paper uses an institutional logics perspective to analyze the interaction between indigenous collective traditions and other institutional logics in Ecuador's social economy. Results demonstrate how indigenous practice has interacted with other social economy elements to produce novel organizational and institutional forms. Findings from original primary research identify processes of coexistence , accommodation and conflict in the interaction of differing institutional civil society, state and market logics and the institutionalization of the social economy. Critically, processes of conflict generated by contradictory logics have over time helped close down many of the new political spaces, limiting the ongoing inclusion of indigenous institutions and the ability to construct an alternative, pluralistic path to development.
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Dec 18, 2015
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Dec 1, 1993
Local economic initiatives: why the fuss? *I am grateful to Allan Williams and two anonymous refe... more Local economic initiatives: why the fuss? *I am grateful to Allan Williams and two anonymous referees for their helpful comments on earlier versions of this paper.
Environment and Planning A, 2012
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research
PurposeWithin the growing study of transnational entrepreneurial practice, existing conceptualisa... more PurposeWithin the growing study of transnational entrepreneurial practice, existing conceptualisation of diaspora entrepreneurship has often lacked engagement with the particularities of the diaspora condition. This paper seeks to advance theoretical understanding and empirical study of diaspora entrepreneurship through identifying the processes that generate diaspora entrepreneurship across economic, social and political spheres.Design/methodology/approachTo analyse the relationship between the development of venture activity and diaspora (re)production, in depth, qualitative biographical analysis was undertaken with UK-based diaspora entrepreneurs embedded within the particular contexts of the Sri Lankan Tamil and Kurdish diasporas. Skilled and active diaspora entrepreneurs were purposively selected from these extreme case contexts to explore their entrepreneurial agency within and across the business, social and political realms.FindingsResults identified key dimensions shaping t...
Regional Development in Northern Europe, 2012
Creating Entrepreneurial Space: Talking Through Multi-Voices, Reflections on Emerging Debates, 2019
Contribution and Implications The chapter provides both statistical and qualitative evidences sup... more Contribution and Implications The chapter provides both statistical and qualitative evidences supporting the premise that youth business mentoring can both improve access to external finance and lead to improved business performance. This provides useful guidance to youth business support, given that in some of the countries studied, external financing in the form of grants and soft micro loans for youth entrepreneurs are not available.
This book emerged out of a one day conference at Middlesex University on 4th February 2000.