Social Partnering in Latin America

Lessons Drawn from Collaborations of Businesses and Civil Society Organizations

Social Enterprise Knowledge Network (SEKN)

James E. Austin

Ezequiel Reficco

Gabriel Berger

Rosa María Fischer

Roberto Gutierrez

Mladen Koljatic

Gerardo Lozano

Enrique Ogliastri

    This groundbreaking book shows how dynamic alliances between businesses and non-profit organizations are improving social conditions across Latin America. The book itself is a milestone collaboration between Harvard University and business schools from throughout the region. Social Partnering in Latin America is about new alignments and changing times--a must read for business and political leaders.
       --Enrique V. Iglesias

    There is a growing recognition that economic and social progress are inextricably inter-twined.Companies must learn to integrate their activities with society, while social organizations need to learn to collaborate with business rather than view it with suspicion.This book is a landmark in exploring this new collaboration in the crucial setting of developing economies. It will be truly indispensable to scholars and practitioners alike.
       --Michael E. Porter

    In Social Partnering in Latin America, the SEKN research team has effectively extended to the international arena and advanced James Austin's path-breaking framework for understanding and developing institutional collaborations. A real strength of the book is its 24 case studies drawn from throughout Latin America. A must read for both practitioners and scholars of business, government and the nonprofit sector.
       --Dennis R. Young

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James E. Austin is Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Initiative on Social Enterprise at the Harvard Business School.