Community Research

Social entrepreneurs and enterprises in New Zealand have failed to gain the acknowledgement and support to create an enabling environment. This contrasts with countries such as the UK, Ireland, Canada,…continue reading

This paper examines the economic and social tasks involved in community economic development in urban and rural areas. It considers the role social enterprises (community owned businesses or trading arms…continue reading

Community economic development is recognised as an integral part of economic development in many countries and by the OECD. Such recognition has not yet been achieved in New Zealand and…continue reading