foursector
Foursector is a term used in governance, public administration, and social enterprise to describe an integrated framework for organizing societal action across four sectors: the public sector (government), the private sector (for-profit businesses), the nonprofit or civil society sector, and the social economy or cooperative sector. The concept emphasizes that complex public and social challenges are best addressed through collaboration among all four domains, rather than relying on any single sector.
In this framework, each sector plays complementary roles. The public sector sets policy, regulation, and public
Cross-sector collaboration can take many forms, including joint policy development, public-private partnerships, co-design of services, cross-sector
Challenges include governance complexity, power imbalances, differing objectives and accountability structures, funding cycles, and measurement of