The business of doing good Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship Teresa Chahine CRC Press, 2016. 299 pp

A guide for aspiring entrepreneurs offers a data-driven approach to making a difference Might it be possible to apply the scientific method to affect social change? Using the resources and knowledge available in a university setting, could we develop and test evidence-based solutions to the social problems facing our society? In Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship , Teresa Chahine challenges us to do just that. Chahine, an environmental health scientist, teaches a course at Harvard that seeks to train students not just to analyze social problems but also to solve them. The book, based on the course, offers a step-by-step framework for thinking about the challenges facing our society and their solutions.