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The ‘Re-Emergence’ of Social Enterprises in CEE and the CIS

In: Paid and Unpaid Labour in the Social Economy

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  • Giulia Galera

    (University of Trento)

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This essay analyzes the characteristics and the role of social enterprises in CEE and CIS countries. Following a brief introduction on the relevance of institutional pluralism for economies characterized by poorly developed markets and welfare systems under construction, the importance of social enterprise for those countries is emphasized. Starting from a definition of social enterprise grounded in the European tradition, focus then shifts on the history of social entrepreneurial organizations and current social enterprise development paths in the region, with special regard to the role played by the social enterprise in fostering socio-economic development. Social enterprises are found to increase the supply of general goods and services for the community, generate new employment, contribute to a more balanced use and allocation of resources, and enhance the social capital at the local level.

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  • Giulia Galera, 2009. "The ‘Re-Emergence’ of Social Enterprises in CEE and the CIS," AIEL Series in Labour Economics, in: Marco Musella & Sergio Destefanis (ed.), Paid and Unpaid Labour in the Social Economy, chapter 0, pages 245-262, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:aiechp:978-3-7908-2137-6_14
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2137-6_14
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