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abstract: 'Purpose
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Thailand is a developing economy underpinned by high levels of wealth
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inequality and an ingrained patronage culture. This research aims to
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examine how social enterprises (SEs) have been encouraged in Thailand in
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recent years as ``micro-level challenges{''''} to capitalism and their
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potential impact in addressing inequality.
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Design/methodology/approach
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Through analysing policy documents and consultations, this paper traces
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the development of Thai policies intended to encourage SEs'' development.
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Additionally, the paper uses case study interviews and documents to
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demonstrate how SEs tackle inequality. From these, a framework is
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developed, outlining SEs'' roles and interventions to reduce inequality.
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Findings
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Thailand''s new policy is in contrast to those countries where SEs face
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policy neglect. Nevertheless, government has been slow to embed
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processes to encourage new SEs. Despite SEs'' ``challenge{''''} to
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capitalism, listed companies are increasingly providing in-kind and
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financial support. The case study data shows SEs reduce inequality as
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they work with rural citizens to increase their employment and incomes.
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This work may also contribute to diminishing rural citizens'' dependency
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on political patronage.
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Research limitations/implications
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While SEs can address inequality gaps, the research includes only
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existing SEs on specific lists. Nevertheless, the Thai experience will
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be useful to other developing countries, especially those beset by
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political patronage.
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Originality/value
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The research shows legislation is insufficient to support SE growth and
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inequality reduction. The framework highlights the need for both
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government policy attention and interventions from donors and companies
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to support SEs'' efforts.'
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affiliation: 'Cordery, C (Corresponding Author), Aston Univ, Aston Business Sch, Birmingham,
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W Midlands, England.
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Cordery, C (Corresponding Author), Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Accounting \& Commercial
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Law, Victoria Business Sch, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Pothipala, Varaporn, Chulalongkorn Business Sch, Dept Accounting, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Keerasuntonpong, Prae, Chulalongkorn Business Sch, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Cordery, Carolyn, Aston Univ, Aston Business Sch, Birmingham, W Midlands, England.
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Cordery, Carolyn, Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Accounting \& Commercial Law, Victoria
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Business Sch, Wellington, New Zealand.'
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author: Pothipala, Varaporn and Keerasuntonpong, Prae and Cordery, Carolyn
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author-email: c.cordery@aston.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Pothipala
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given: Varaporn
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- family: Keerasuntonpong
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given: Prae
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- family: Cordery
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given: Carolyn
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1108/JAOC-09-2020-0127
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earlyaccessdate: NOV 2020
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eissn: 1839-5473
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files: []
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issn: 1832-5912
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journal: JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
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keywords: Social enterprise; Inequality; Patronage governance; Thai social class
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keywords-plus: ENTREPRENEURSHIP; ACCOUNTABILITY; PERFORMANCE; DRIFT
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language: English
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month: FEB 26
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number: 1, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '54'
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orcid-numbers: Cordery, Carolyn/0000-0001-9511-7671
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pages: 50-70
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papis_id: 149628f2fc1620b7b0d33c15c26d83fb
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ref: Pothipala2021alleviatingsocial
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times-cited: '0'
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title: Alleviating social and economic inequality? The role of social enterprises
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in Thailand
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000595019000001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '4'
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volume: '17'
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web-of-science-categories: Business, Finance
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year: '2021'
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