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Social Innovation, Fourth Sector and the Commodification of the Welfare State: The Portuguese Experience

In: Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Fourth Sector

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  • J. André Guerreiro

    (University of Coimbra, Colégio de S. Jerónimo)

  • Hugo Pinto

    (University of Coimbra, Colégio de S. Jerónimo)

Abstract

This chapter presents theoretical aspects of social innovation, focusing on its conceptual development and exploring the novelties emerging from the consolidation of a fourth sector in the economy. The text provides a brief analysis of the history of the Portuguese social sector, highlighting particularities of its evolution and of how the transition between political regimes affected the social sector and the State. Considering the influence of the European integration process, the participation in the Eurozone and the single currency rules as well as the 2008 global crisis, the analysis suggests that a process of commodification of the Portuguese Welfare State and a growth of the social sector are occurring. Social innovation and the fourth sector play a role in this transformation.

Suggested Citation

  • J. André Guerreiro & Hugo Pinto, 2021. "Social Innovation, Fourth Sector and the Commodification of the Welfare State: The Portuguese Experience," Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics, in: María Isabel Sánchez-Hernández & Luísa Carvalho & Conceição Rego & Maria Raquel Lucas & Adriana Noro (ed.), Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Fourth Sector, pages 59-85, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:seschp:978-3-030-75714-4_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75714-4_4
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