Creating alternative interventions in social work to promote socio-economic development in South Africa
Lessons from selected social enterprises
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9972899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Mutemi Kajiita (0000-0003-2829-4824, University of Fort Hare, corresponding author), Simon M Kang’ethe (University of Fort Hare), M Kang’ethe (0000-0001-9150-0235, University of Fort Hare) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 342-356 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872820972463 |
| OpenAlex | W3157986392 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
Social work interventions for families, individuals and communities should be comprehensive and sustainable. A social enterprise model with dual social and economic value creation provides a useful framework for such interventions. Through a qualitative research approach and case study design, three social enterprises were studied. The findings indicate that social enterprises pursue people-centred investment; engineer and promote social integration and equity in the local communities; and create employment and promote skill development for vulnerable groups such as women and youth. Thus, a social enterprise dual mission for accruing social and economic value aligns with the social work helping mandate, and therefore smoothly integrates
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Mandate · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Social change · Social economy · Social enterprise · Social sustainability · Sustainability · Work (physics · Community Development and Social Impact · Engineering · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Psychology · Social Work
The Capability Approach
Social entrepreneurship research
A typology of social entrepreneurs
The multiple faces of social entrepreneurship
Social Welfare and Social Development
A Capability Approach to Justice as a Virtue
Creating Capabilities
Investing in People and Communities for Social Change
A Comparative Analysis of the Global Emergence of Social Enterprise
Social policy in South Africa
Developmental Social Policy, Social Welfare Services and the Non‐profit Sector in South Africa
Promoting social and economic equality
The practice of social research
Creating (Economic) Space for Social Innovation
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |