CONTENTS Introduction: Take back the economy / Fons van der Velden 1. A case of apples in the Himalayas. The story of a successful social business / Laxmi Prakash Semwal 2. Social business as an approach to transformational change / Fons van der Velden 3. Inspire2Care. Application of the principles of social business in Nepal's health and disability sector / Betteke de Gaay Fortman 4. Leadership in social business. Experiences from SNV's leadership development and support programme / Fons van der Velden & Worku Behonegne 5. Shared value creation. The inside story of Pactics in Cambodia / Jack van Dokkum 6. Measuring performance and impact of a social business. Reflections from practice / Eric Roetman & Pol De Greve 7. Strategic reflections on social business development. The case of Internet NOW! / Pol De Greve 8. Mentoring and coaching of social entrepreneurs. A UK perspective / Uday Thakkar 9. Intrapreneurship. The case of SOS Children's Villages / David Katzlinger 10. Social business. A new mode of production? / Zunaid Moolla & Fons van der Velden Currently, the world is facing serious interrelated systemic problems: income inequality is growing; the ecological carrying capacity of the earth has reached its limits; in a number of countries democracy is in crisis. At its heart: the way the economy is run. The problems seem overwhelming, but all is not lost. This book explores how ordinary citizens can begin to ‘take back the economy’ through a combined strategy of local and global action. The entry point is the concept of social business. Social business is a business model that focusses on ‘blended value creation’ as a means to foster systemic societal change. The book presents case descriptions, outcomes of collaborative action research and conceptual frameworks. The various chapters emerged from joint collaborations with activists, social entrepreneurs, social investors and development organisations in four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. With this book the editor and authors aim to contribute to the debate about strategies for global social justice.