Social Enterprise Legal Framework Proposal A Lebanese Study

Abstract

This thesis aims at offering a comprehensive in-depth study on the practicality of introducing a Social Enterprise legal framework in the current Lebanese socio-political status and try answering the following two questions: What is the favorable structure of a legal framework that contributes to the thriving of social Entrepreneurship/enterprises? And the governance of social enterprises? The research leads to specific understandings and outcomes of specific legal provisions that could be handed over to civil society and practitioners in Lebanon; these legal provisions lead to a conclusion that, if developed correctly, the proposal of a legal framework for SE would have a clear pathway to realization.