Die jüngsten Entwicklungen der Sozialwirtschaft in der Europäischen Union

Rafael Chaves Ávila () and José Luis Monzón Campos
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Rafael Chaves Ávila: IUDESCOOP - Facultad de Economía, Universitat de València, Spain
José Luis Monzón Campos: IUDESCOOP - Facultad de Economía, Universitat de València, Spain
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No 1904, CIRIEC Working Papers from CIRIEC - Université de Liège

Abstract: The general objective of the Report is to study the recent evolution of the social economy in the European Union. It focuses on three areas: firstly, the social economy and the emergent concepts/movements related to it, secondly, the public policies adopted in both the EU and the member states in recent years to enhance the social economy sector and thirdly, measuring the weight of the social economy in each EU member country. This Report shows that the European social economy provides over 13.6 million paid jobs in Europe, accounting for 6.3% of the total EU working population of the EU-28. Despite its size, the social economy remains invisible in the national accounts and statistics around Europe, a hurdle that constitutes another major challenge, although efforts have been made during the last two decades. The new concepts and approaches related to the social economy that have emerged in Europe, such as social enterprises, social innovation, collaborative economy, economy of the common good, circular economy and corporate social responsibility, have been analysed and the main public policies for the social economy that have been implemented in recent years have been studied. Special mention has been made of the Social Business Initiative (SBI) introduced by the European Commission.

Date: 2019-04
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