A REVIEW LITERATURE OF CHARACTERISTICS OF FIRMS, COMMUNITIES, MULTIPARTY PARTNERSHIPS AND CHALLENGES OF FIRM-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH CASES

A partnership is the relationship existing between two or more persons or entities that join to carry on a trade or business. Each one contributes money, property, labor or skill, and expects to share in the profits and losses of the business. This paper aims to describe some types of partnerships between governments, communities, new social movements and firms.