Liminal Economics: Swimming at the Edge of the Economy

“The end goal cannot be simply to build more third- and fourth-sector businesses within the prevailing economic system, but instead must be system change itself. The ‘sustainability’ and ‘resilience’ of social enterprises will always be undermined by operating in a system designed explicitly to weaken them. Those who think otherwise are kidding themselves. This presents a major dilemma for those of us who work in the current system while seeking a new one.”