Understanding social enterprise, social entrepreneurship and the social economy in rural Cambodia
Summary. This study examines social enterprises in rural Northern Cambodia through interviews with three organizations, revealing that Western development agencies' views on social enterprise often conflict with local realities and community needs. As capitalist market forces advance, Cambodia's social economy is changing in ways that may exclude vulnerable community members. The research challenges Western-centric assumptions about social entrepreneurship and highlights how local social enterprises serve rural development differently than international development models predict.
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Lyne, I., Ngin, C., & Santoyo-Rio, E.. (2018). Understanding social enterprise, social entrepreneurship and the social economy in rural Cambodia. Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy. https://doi.org/10.1108/jec-11-2016-0041
Lyne, Isaac, et al. “Understanding social enterprise, social entrepreneurship and the social economy in rural Cambodia.” Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1108/jec-11-2016-0041.
Lyne, Isaac, Chanrith Ngin, and Emmanuel Santoyo-Rio. 2018. “Understanding social enterprise, social entrepreneurship and the social economy in rural Cambodia.” Journal of Enterprising Communities People and Places in the Global Economy. https://doi.org/10.1108/jec-11-2016-0041.
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- DOI
- 10.1108/jec-11-2016-0041
- Countries
- Cambodia
- Categories
- entrepreneurship, policy, regional-innovation-systems
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- 2026-04-28