Boosting Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Development in Ireland: In-depth policy review

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No 2023/20, OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: Ireland is home to a vibrant social enterprise community, active in essential sectors such as health, care, and education, as well as local development and cultural and creative sectors. This report provides an in-depth analysis of social entrepreneurship and social enterprises in Ireland. It identifies the country’s strengths and challenges and provides policy recommendations. An action plan with concrete and actionable measures is also provided to support Ireland in the development of its new national social enterprise policy. Following an overview of the socio-economic landscape (Chapter 1), the report describes factors underpinning social entrepreneurship, social enterprises and the social economy in the context of Ireland (Chapter 2); analyses the institutional and legal framework around social enterprises (Chapter 3); explores conditions and opportunities for access to finance and funding (Chapter 4); navigates developments in access to public and private markets for social enterprises (Chapter 5); looks at the existing state of social impact measurement and data availability on social enterprises (Chapter 6) and concludes with skills and business development for social entrepreneurship (Chapter 7).

Keywords: local development; policy ecosystem; social economy; social enterprise; social entrepreneurship; social impact; social innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L31 L33 L38 O35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-11-16
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