In recent years civil society organisations, associations, institutions and groups have
become increasingly involved at various levels in the governance of healthcare systems …

In many countries, social enterprise has been introduced into a competitive market-oriented
environment as a substitute for publicly owned services, particularly in healthcare. In the …

In this paper, we argue that social enterprise could represent a means of tackling rural
challenges of providing sustainable economic development, addressing the withdrawal of …

Context Internationally, community participation is highlighted in health policy reform as
good for rural communities. Implicit in this policy is the message that the complexities of the …

Despite the availability of important theoretical insights that could enhance the resilience of
rural communities to complex challenges, there is a paucity of guidance on how to apply …

Rural shrinking is an ongoing phenomenon in many parts of Europe. Against this backdrop
neo‐endogenous rural development has been gaining support as a conceptual and policy …

Discussion of social enterprise has increased in developed countries over recent decades,
promoted in governments' social and business policies. Social enterprises are defined as …

This paper focuses on the role of actors that operate outside formal health systems, but
nevertheless have a vital, if often under-recognised, role in supporting public health. The …

This paper aims to advance our knowledge of the relationship between social enterprise
and local government. As social enterprise lies at the crossroads of government, market, and …

An emerging stream of literature has focused on the ways in which social enterprises might
act on the social determinants of health. However, this previous work has not taken a …