ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIPIN THE PHILIPPINES

Hilda Fatima TantingcoVictoria University of Wellington

Social Entrepreneurship in the Philippines

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“An alternative means of achieving a more effective and more sustainable development”

Social Entrepreneurship through a Post-Development Lens

Alternatives to development

Western ideals of modernity

“How could the development apparatus, be used to cultivate subjects of diverse developments and diverse modernities?” – Arturo Escobar

Methodology

Case Study

• Semi-structured interviews

• Observation

• Organization’s documents

Initial Findings

Neo-liberalismAlternatives

Social Entrepreneurship

Community Resources and

Strengths

Self-reliance

Local leadership

User fees/ Income

generation

Business Skills Training

Significance Add to existing literature/ knowledge

Social Entrepreneurship

Post-development