There has been much enthusiasm over the past 10 years for the potential contribution of social enterprises to the regeneration of disadvantaged urban areas. This enthusiasm has far outstripped the availability of empirical evidence. This paper reports a qualitative study of one social enterprise, a community café, and its contribution to building social capital in a disadvantaged urban area in London. ududThe analysis reveals how the café builds ‘bonding’ and ‘bridging’ social capital whilst also addressing ‘downside’ social capital. Overall, the manager of the social enterprise played a considerable role in facilitating the development of social capital, thus emphasising the importance of individuals and their attitudes, skills, and background in urban regeneration. However, the role of the social enterprise in building ‘linking’ social capital was minor. In this instance, more effective mechanisms of community engagement need to be put in place in order to empower local residents and organisations.
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机译：在过去的10年里，社会企业对弱势城市地区重新生成的潜在贡献有很大的热情。这种热情远远超过了经验证据的可用性。本文报告了对一个社会企业，社区咖啡馆的定性研究，以及在伦敦处于弱势城市地区建立社会资本的贡献。 ud ud udthe的分析揭示了咖啡馆如何建立“粘接”和“桥接”社会资本，同时也解决了“缺陷”的社会资本。总体而言，社会企业经理在促进社会资本发展方面发挥了相当大的作用，从而强调了个人和态度和态度，技能和背景在城市再生中的重要性。但是，社会企业在建设“联系”社会资本方面的作用是次要的。在这种情况下，需要提出更有效的社区参与机制，以便赋予当地居民和组织。
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