"All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban farming and waste reduction to restorative justice and zero-carbon housing. But most of these are growing despite, not because of, help from governments."

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Source : "Going global: social innovation" by Geoff Mulgan, www.theguardian.com. March 3, 2010.

Geoff Mulgan

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