Social Entrepreneurship
an Instrument of Social and Development Policy
Keywords:
social economy, social entrepreneurship, social enterpriseAbstract
In recent decades, the global economy was expected to strongly contribute to the economic development of countries and the welfare of their citizens. However, if we observe the state of the economy of countries in the world and the standard of the citizens, it is obvious that the global economy has entered into the crisis. The last global crisis has shown that social enterprises proved to be more resilient than conventional companies, in this period they had less redundancies from employment and in some sectors they even increased the number of employees. This paper presents the models of social entrepreneurship in the selected countries of the EU, their potential and importance for marginalised categories. The analysis showed that social entrepreneurship is a powerful lever of social and development policies. From the economic, social and psychological point of view, the inclusion of socially excluded groups through various forms of social entrepreneurship makes a significant contribution, both to individuals and to the society.
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