Social enterprises role in Romanian welfare system

Mihaela Lambru () and Claudia Petrescu ()
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Mihaela Lambru: University of Bucharest, Faculty of Sociology and Social Work (Romania)
Claudia Petrescu: Romanian Academy, Research Institute for Quality of Life, Bucharest (Romania)

No 1917, CIRIEC Working Papers from CIRIEC - Université de Liège

Abstract: Within a socio-economic and political context dominated by both the economic crisis and the pressure to find ways to reform and upgrade general interest services and develop sustainable work integration solutions for disadvantaged groups, Romanian decision makers showed interest towards social economy and social enterprise solutions. Starting with 2007 in Romania the key factor that pushed associations and foundations towards the institutionalization as social enterprises has been the progressive need and interest towards the development of income generating activities to enhance their social mission. This paper aims to analyze the role of social enterprises in Romanian welfare system. For this, we identify the challenges and opportunities for SE in the social service system, analyze legislative and fiscal framework impacting on social enterprises development within the welfare service delivery. The paper brings structured information regarding the size, dynamic and profile of social enterprises active in the social sector area in Romania, specific challenges and development perspectives. For each type of social enterprise, the paper identifies its role in the Romanian welfare system.

Keywords: social economy; social enterprises; welfare systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I3 I30 I31 L3 L31 L33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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