Abstract

This paper is aimed at describing some types of partnerships between governments, communities, new social movements and firms. This paper aims to review government-government partnerships, government-firms partnerships, community foundations, government–community’s partnerships, partnerships between firms, firm-community partnerships, firms and non-profit organizations partnerships, partnerships between communities, partnerships between non governmental organizations and communities, partnership between non governmental organizations and multiparty partnerships.

Key words: Communities, firms, communities, partnerships.