Download or read book Understanding the Social Economy, Social Capital and the Third Sector written by Simon Bridge and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon Bridge brings together all of the debates surrounding the social economy, the third sector and social capital. This text surveys the sector's landscape of voluntary organizations, charities, enterprise agencies and cultural groups, examining them relative to the public and private sectors.