What are the characteristics of social enterprises? What are the future prospects for social enterprises? What do social enterprises contribute?

Introduction: From Third Sector to Social Enterprise Part 1: Social Enterprises in the Fifteen EU Countries 1. Austria: Social Enterprises and New Childcare Services2. Belgium: Social Enterprises in Community Services3. Denmark: Co-operative Activity and Community Development4. Finland: Labour Co-operatives as an Innovative Response to Unemployment5. France: Social Enterprises Developing 'Proximity Services' 6. Germany: Social Enterprises and Transitional Employment7. Greece: Social Enterprises Responding to Welfare Needs8. Ireland: Social Enterprises and Local Development9. Italy: From Traditional Cooperatives to Innovative Social Enterprises10. Luxembourg: Work-Integration Social Enterprises in an Emerging Third Sector11. Portugal: Co-operatives for Rehabilitation of People with Disabilities12. Spain: Social Enterprises as a Response to Employment Policy Failure13. Sweden: The Emergence of Work-Integration Social Enterprises14. The Netherlands: Neighbourhood Development Enterprises15. United Kingdom: A Wide Range of Social Enterprises Part 2: The Social Enterprises: A Theoretical Perspective 16. Social Enterprises as Incentive Structures: An Economic Analysis 17. The Significance of Social Capital in the Multiple Goal and Resource Structure of Social Enterprises 18. The Social Enterprise: Towards a Theoretical Socio-Economic Approach19. Management Challenges for Social Enterprises Conclusions: Social Enterprises in Europe: A Diversity of Initiatives and Prospects