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Abstract
Social entrepreneurship has been recognised by many academicians, practitioners in development sector as an instrument to achieve sustainable development. The primary aim of this research is to explore and examine the field of social entrepreneurship and its potential contribution towards positive and sustainable change. The research adopts a qualitative research case study method to understand the role of social entrepreneurial organizations practices for inclusive development. In this study, it is found that social entrepreneurs used various social innovations to provide services / products which helped the members of excluded communities are empowered and enhanced market and community participation that did not exist earlier. Further, these changes help to bring sustainable development, while discrediting the inflexible built up social frameworks. The findings of the study would also help practitioners interested in using similar mechanism for creating sustainable livelihood for urban poor, and contributing towards creating inclusive societies. The documents generated and findings of this proposed research could thus add value not only to the academic community but also to practicing and aspiring social entrepreneurs. The discussion and implications of the study will be discussed in the final paper.