Challenges for civil society involvement in civic entrepreneurship: a case study of local enterprise partnerships

Johnston, Lorraine and Blenkinsopp, John (2017) Challenges for civil society involvement in civic entrepreneurship: a case study of local enterprise partnerships. Public Money & Management, 37 (2). pp. 89-96. ISSN 0954-0962

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Abstract

Civic entrepreneurship involves engagement between the state, business and civil society to produce economic growth for the public good. In the UK context a key initiative to encourage such engagement has been the creation of local enterprise partnerships (LEPs); these structures are intended to be a key delivery driver of regional economic growth. This paper draws on insights from semi-structured interviews with actors involved in the development of a LEP in the north of England. Findings draw attention to concerns from civil society over losing its distinctiveness through these partnerships, and in the process losing its ethos as a guardian of the public good.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Civic entrepreneurship, civil society, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs), regional economic growth
Subjects:	N100 Business studies
Department:	Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2016 11:16
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2019 09:48
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/28024

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