Social Enterprises

The conventional understanding of business is limited to the interest and concerns of the entrepreneur, and marginally, to the government as well. There has been a significant shift in the thinking on the role of business during the last couple of years. Enterprise development today is not simply the concern of the entrepreneur and the government. It is an active area of interest for the society. Of late, the concept of social enterprise has come to the main stream of academic and policy debates at the international level, though in India, such debates are more recent. ISED has produced several titles on social enterprises and related areas. More... 


  • The Non governmental Development Sector in India: Structure, Linkages, and Opportunities
  • Voluntary Sector in the Indian Economy :Opportunities and Imperatives