Social Entrepreneurship in Marginalised Rural Europe: Towards Evidence-Based Policy for Enhanced Social Innovation
Summary. Social entrepreneurs in marginalised rural European regions drive innovation by addressing local social and economic challenges. The paper calls for evidence-based policymaking to support these entrepreneurs, arguing that targeted policies can strengthen social innovation capacity in disadvantaged rural areas and improve outcomes for communities facing decline and limited opportunities.
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Fink, M., Lang, R., & Richter, R.. (2017). Social Entrepreneurship in Marginalised Rural Europe: Towards Evidence-Based Policy for Enhanced Social Innovation. Regions Magazine. https://doi.org/10.1080/13673882.2017.11878963
Fink, Matthias, et al. “Social Entrepreneurship in Marginalised Rural Europe: Towards Evidence-Based Policy for Enhanced Social Innovation.” Regions Magazine, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1080/13673882.2017.11878963.
Fink, Matthias, Richard Lang, and Ralph Richter. 2017. “Social Entrepreneurship in Marginalised Rural Europe: Towards Evidence-Based Policy for Enhanced Social Innovation.” Regions Magazine. https://doi.org/10.1080/13673882.2017.11878963.
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title = {Social Entrepreneurship in Marginalised Rural Europe: Towards Evidence-Based Policy for Enhanced Social Innovation},
author = {Matthias Fink and Richard Lang and Ralph Richter},
journal = {Regions Magazine},
year = {2017},
doi = {10.1080/13673882.2017.11878963},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13673882.2017.11878963}
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TY - JOUR TI - Social Entrepreneurship in Marginalised Rural Europe: Towards Evidence-Based Policy for Enhanced Social Innovation AU - Matthias Fink AU - Richard Lang AU - Ralph Richter JO - Regions Magazine PY - 2017 DO - 10.1080/13673882.2017.11878963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/13673882.2017.11878963 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1080/13673882.2017.11878963
- Countries
- Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- entrepreneurship, policy, regional-innovation-systems
- Added
- 2026-04-28