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Identifying the Evaluative Indicators of Regulatory Policies for the Development of Social Entrepreneurship

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Development of social entrepreneurship has led to numerous changes in societies where policies are adopted to foster social entrepreneurship. This is a qualitative study on a sample of Iranian social entrepreneurs to identify the indicators of evaluation for social entrepreneurship development regulatory policies. Fourteen interviews have been analyzed and the results show that the indicators of social entrepreneurship regulatory policies are: welfare and social value in the form of growth and sublimation in society, reduction of social inequalities, cultural promotion, economic prosperity of the community, creation of a social platform for growth, people satisfaction and national solidarity.

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Arasti, Z., Zarei, H. & Didehvar, F. Identifying the Evaluative Indicators of Regulatory Policies for the Development of Social Entrepreneurship. Public Organiz Rev 15, 453–474 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-014-0282-y

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