Towards Bharatiya Model of Social Entrepreneurship: Learning from Farmers

10 Pages Posted: 25 Jan 2016

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Ankur Joshi

Management Development Institute; Banasthali Vidyapith - Faculty of Management Studies

Date Written: December 28, 2015

Abstract

The theories and frameworks on Social Entrepreneurship have been developed in Western context, with other academicians following the suit. This exploratory paper explores the path towards the Bharatiya model of Social Entrepreneurship by drawing learning from approach of the farmer. The farmer, who caters to the most critical social need - the food - has been ignored or not been paid significant attention in the academics. Even if academics turn to farmers, they through the western gaze, end up in portraying a poor helpless farmer. Hardly there are studies which focus on learning from the farmers. This study posits that a farmer is the most sophisticated social entrepreneur, from which learning can be drawn to enrich our understanding of Social Entrepreneurship.

Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Farmer; Bharat; Indigenous Research; Sustainable Development

JEL Classification: M14, P31, Q18, Q13

Suggested Citation

Joshi, Ankur and Joshi, Ankur, Towards Bharatiya Model of Social Entrepreneurship: Learning from Farmers (December 28, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2721205 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2721205

Ankur Joshi (Contact Author)

Banasthali Vidyapith - Faculty of Management Studies ( email )

India

Management Development Institute ( email )

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