Publisher's Synopsis
This volume examines the broad range of ventures that pursue business goals that straddle the boundaries between pure altruism and the self-interest of their owners. Reports from legal experts on a diverse array of countries detail their significance in the starkly different legal contexts in which these social enterprises exist. DANA BRAKMAN REISER holds a chair as Centennial Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School in New York City, United States, and also served as Vice Dean. Dana graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School. STEVEN A. DEAN is Professor of Law at Boston University Law School, United States, and is a member of the board of the National Tax Association. Steven graduated from Yale Law School and practiced at Debevoise & Plimpton and Cravath, Swaine & Moore. GIEDRE LIDEIKYTE HUBER is Assistant Professor of Tax Law at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and a Researcher at the Swiss National Science Foundation. She is an Assessor Judge for tax matters. She graduated from the University of Geneva, Maastricht University, the Netherlands, and Vilnius University, Lithuania.
