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SOCIAL ECONOMY & SOCIAL ENTERPRISES: Institutional issues, impact, and historical resilience  (p.13-16)

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Yorgos RIZOPOULOS , University of Paris

Dimitra PAPADIMITRIOU, University of Patras

Niki GLAVELI, University of Aegean

Keywords : Social economy, Social enterprise

JEL classification : B55, L20, L31

Abstract

Social economy is the expression of a social, political and cultural movement aimed at the promotion of production and exchange activities governed by participatory practices, self-organization, democracy, ethics, transparency and social responsibility. It relies on the conscious participation of employees organized within work collectives in order to promote their political autonomy, through principles of government and managerial practices based on equality, reciprocity and solidarity among members. The ability of social economy to have an impact on sustainable development at local and national level depends on factors traced both at the macro and the micro level.