This book explores social innovation and entrepreneurship in China. Focusing on selected social enterprises and processes, it addresses the question of "why China?", not in terms of military, economic or political ambitions, but in the terms of social innovation and welfare policies.

Benedicte Brøgger is Professor in the Department of Communication and Culture at the BI Norwegian Business School, Norway.

Part I. Overview 1. The global social enterprise movement 2. The social enterprise movement in China Part II. Cases 3. In the international market economy and three case studies 4. The Qushuo Academy - in the modern economy 5. The Baisha Naxi Embroidery Institute in the moral economy 6. A socialist economy with Chinese characteristics Part III. Discussion 7. How social enterprises alter the social contract 8. How to engage in social entrepreneurship in China