Scaling the commons: how to consolidate community-based enterprises at the base of the pyramid with co-creating public policies and partnering with public banks

Camille Meyer

Chapter 10 in Handbook of Research on Base of the Pyramid Entrepreneurship, 2026, pp 178-195 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Community-based enterprises at the BOP increasingly develop social innovations in the form of commons; that is, resources collectively owned, managed and distributed between community members. While most research focuses on commons governance and management at the community level, little is known about the consolidating and scaling of commons. This chapter analyzes the collective action mechanisms that allow communities, governments and public banks to interact and negotiate scaling strategies for commons. I investigate the multilevel cross-sector partnerships involved in this process from the creation of the first community bank in Brazil in 1998 to 2015. I concentrate on the work done by bridging organizations to promote the right to access financial services through networking grassroots organizations, co-creating public policies and partnering with public banks from the local to the national level. I provide new insights into commons entrepreneurship by establishing strategies for scaling the commons that benefit marginalized communities at the BOP.

Keywords: BOP entrepreneurship; Commons; Scaling; Cross-sector Partnerships; Banks; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781802202137
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