Major problems in social entrepreneurship: Development aid through the case study of Din-Daeng flat

Roca, Marta

This thesis is about social entrepreneurship and its role in addressing social issues. Some of social entrepreneurship’s main features includes its focus on creating social value, achieving a sustainable solution to the problems it addresses, and empowering its recipients. These characteristics turn social entrepreneurship into a good driver of social change, a goal that could be comparable to development aid and NGOs objectives. However, the scientific research around social entrepreneurship is still in its early stages. This study intends to bridge a gap in the literature by comparing social entrepreneurship with development aid and NGOs using a case study of Din-Daeng flat in Bangkok. Participant-observation, in-depth interviews, and surveys are the major methods employed in this research. The results show that some social issues, like the one reflected in the Din-Daeng flats, would find a better solution through social entrepreneurship than through official development aid and NGOs. At the end, this study provides a social entrepreneurship plan that could be used to address Din-Daeng’s issue.

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