The Establishment of Social Entrepreneurship Movements as A Response to The Transformation of Governments' Social Policies (The Case of Four EAEU Countries)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Gulnara Dzhunushalieva
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Problem Solution ◽  
Social Reformer ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
Social Activists

Objective - This article summarizes research into the social entrepreneurship movement based on databases which include respondents from the following countries: the Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan and Russian Federation. This article tries to relate the efficiency of social policy to social issues. Methodology/Technique - We selected 180 acting social enterprises and 36 from 4 post-soviet countries and conducted interviews and observations to create a database. Based on defined key criteria, different types of social actors were classified and grouped. Findings - The findings indicate that state funding for social services and social protection has fallen dramatically due to a sharp decline in GDP and in the residual shares of GDP allocated for social policy. Our analysis indicates that countries which experienced a transformation of government social policy have a greater variety of social actors. Through the database, we were able to define and classify 8 typical groups of social actors. Two of them - social activists and social reformers - can help a nation to create a new stable system for target social groups. Novelty - Originality of the findings of this article. Type of Paper: Empirical Keywords: Social entrepreneurship; social reformer; social activists, social policy; problem solution; social groups; social issues

THE IMPACT OF DECENTRALIZATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN UKRAINE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyudmyla Mishchenko ◽  
◽  
Dmytro Mishchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Infrastructural Support ◽  
The Impact

The actualization of the results of financial decentralization in Ukraine as part of the reform of decentralization of power and the development of proposals for its improvement is explained by the fact that a clear division of functions, powers and financial resources between national and regional levels is the basis for the well-being of our citizens. opportunities for its sustainable socio- economic development on a democratic basis. It is noted that financial decentralization is a process of giving authority to mobilize revenues and expenditures of local governments in order to increase the effectiveness of the implementation of these powers and better management of community budgets. It is established that unlike traditional entrepreneurship, which focuses on profit generation, the purpose of social entrepreneurship is to create and accumulate social capital. Abroad, social enterprises operate successfully in the fields of education, the environment, human rights, poverty reduction and health care, and their development and dissemination is one way to improve the living conditions of citizens. A similar mission is entrusted to local governments, which allows us to consider the revival of social entrepreneurship as an important element in improving self-government policy. It is determined that in modern conditions social entrepreneurship is one of the tools to ensure the ability of the local community to provide its members with an appropriate level of education, culture, health, housing and communal services, social protection, etc., as well as plan and implement programs efficient use of available natural and human resources, investment and infrastructural support of territorial communities. Due to financial decentralization, local governments have received additional resources that can be used to create economic incentives to promote social entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized businesses at the community level.

Selected Observations and Lessons Learned for 21st-Century Supports for Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprises

2020 ◽  
pp. 358-368
Author(s):  
Katharine Briar-Lawson ◽  
Paul Miesing ◽  
Blanca M. Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social And Economic Development

Key propositions and recommendations for support of social enterprises and entrepreneurship are presented in this chapter on “Selected Observations and Lessons Learned for 21st-Century Supports for Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprises.” These are derived from snapshots of developments in the nations and regions discussed in prior chapters. In addition, warning signs about these innovations are offered. Some recommend more social protection and social supports for social entrepreneurs. Others suggest more, not less, government intervention in support of sustainable social and economic development. Key domains for further exploration include the premises on which social enterprises and social entrepreneurship are built. In addition, more contextual understanding is needed, as well as a balancing of social and economic development for human well-being. Moreover, selected findings for social enterprises and their role in social inclusion and economic development are offered. Lessons learned are highlighted along with recommendations for future research.

When Music Changes, so Does the Dance

2021 ◽  
pp. 262-283
Author(s):  
Gözde Morgül ◽  
Mine Afacan Fındıklı
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Critical Value ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Social

This chapter examines the role of social enterprises/entrepreneurs from the perspective of the COVID-19 outbreak and discussed the importance of social entrepreneurship. In this context, answers to the following questions are sought: Did social enterprises/entrepreneurs stand out during the COVID-19 era, particularly the social value they created? Do social enterprises/entrepreneurs perform studies especially for groups experiencing social exclusion during the COVID-19 era? The study based on qualitative research reveals that by producing innovative, fast, and effective solutions social initiatives have won the approval of society. The headlines of leading media outlets published between December 2019 and June 2020 and discourses from social actors confirm the rising critical value of social entrepreneurs.

Religione, valori e welfare state: il caso italiano

2013 ◽  
pp. 45-73
Author(s):  
Ivo Colozzi
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Social Doctrine ◽  
The Social

The article aims to analyze which aspects of the Italian welfare system are influenced (shaped) by the dominant religious culture, i.e. Catholicism. It also investigates whether the mechanism through which this influence has been able to shape the social legislation is represented by religion-inspired political parties or by the capacity of the religious culture to directly influence the value system of the majority of the Italian population. In the latter case even lay political parties and governments did contribute to implement in their social policy choices orientations referable to the dominant religious culture. Our argument unfolds through the following steps: 1) a short reconstruction of the Italian welfare state model; 2) an outline of the main principles of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church on welfare issues and social policy topics; 3) an account of the prevailing values on social issues according the Italian population; 4) an evaluation of how much both the principles and the values are incorporated in the present Italian welfare state system; 5) some final remarks on the mechanism through which the Italian Catholic Church has contributed to determine the social protection system.

scholarly journals Understanding Social Entrepreneurship in the African Context

2019 ◽  
pp. 188-206
Author(s):  
Bamidele A. Wale-Oshinowo ◽  
Chijioke Dike Uba ◽  
Mercy M. Adeyeye ◽  
Ayotunle Olumuyiwa Omobowale
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Value ◽  
Social Reformer ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
African Context ◽  
Poor Population

Social enterprises are organizations created with the aim of applying entrepreneurial skills and innovations to solving social problems. They are managed by individuals who combine pragmatic and result-oriented methods of a business entrepreneur with the goals of a social reformer. Such enterprises combine resources in innovative ways to create social value in and for the society. However, social enterprises may face challenges that impact their ability to accomplish social goals. For instance, when confronted with the harsh realities of economic recession, teaming poor population, and the need to profit for social intervention, social enterprises existing in hostile economic environment in developing countries may face possibilities of shutdown. This chapter examines the concept of social entrepreneurship in a subsisting economy in Africa. Specifically, it draws from relevant primary and secondary data to explore the nature of social entrepreneurship in the Nigeria context and the potential role that social entrepreneurship can play in addressing social problems.

scholarly journals Why Multilingualism and Multilingual Communication Jeopardize a Common Social Policy for Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-23
Author(s):  
László Marácz
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Linguistic Diversity ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Financial Economic ◽  
Language Games ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Minimum Income ◽  
Multilingual Communication ◽  
Political Cultures

AbstractThis paper studies the consequences of European multilingualism and multilingual communication for a common social policy in the Europe Union. In the past fifty years, the main focus of the Europeanization project has been on financial-economic developments and less on a common social policy. Even today, there is no common framework for social protection in the European Union. Common minimum income or wages for European citizens are lacking. In this paper, it will be argued that the lack of social protection has to do with Europe’s linguistic diversity. Language is seen as a building block of national communities and their political cultures. The European integration project can only continue if different European political cultures are shared. However, due to the fact that a neutral lingua franca is lacking, this has been unsuccessful so far. The interaction of social groups that have a different language repertoire with the structures of multilevel governance are responsible for the fact that some of these social groups, including the ‘Eurostars’, and national cosmopolitans benefit from social protection, whereas other groups lacking relevant language skills, such as anti-establishment forces, commoners, and migrants, are excluded from the European power domains. These power configurations can be fruitfully studied in the floral figuration model. Consequently, due to these patterns of inclusion and exclusion, true solidarity among European citizens is not within reach. These claims will be illustrated by a case study on the Netherlands, a country that has been pursuing neoliberal policies counterbalancing Eurozone and economic crises and is trying to assimilate migrants and other newcomers. Apart from assimilatory policies targeting migrants, language games used by competing forces are playing an important role in the discourse in order to set up power structures.

scholarly journals State Social Policy: Essence, Models, Directions

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (47) ◽  
pp. 178-184
Author(s):  
K. V. Drymalovska ◽  
◽  
R. D. Bala ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Financial Education ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The Social ◽  
Employment Education

The article aims at analyzing domestic and foreign experience in social policy provision (the essence of the concept, its basic models and directions), as it acts as a kind of lever to determine the principles, priorities, directions of the social sphere development. The article suggests a new definition of the "social policy" concept through analyzing the content of the category in question. The public administration approach to understanding the "social policy" concept is also outlined. The article identifies the priority directions of transformations in the EU member states’ social policy, which are taking place due to globalization challenges. Based on these areas, the main principles of European social policy are identified, namely: inclusiveness, gender equality, digitalization, support for youth policy development (employment, education), and financial education of citizens. Social policy in such countries as Canada, Germany, China, and Australia is analyzed, and peculiarities of its changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic are considered in the following areas: support for employment, social protection and the unemployed; social support for certain social groups; support for business development. The main means helping to implement the outlined areas are identified, namely: creation of funds to support certain social groups; formation of favorable conditions for lending to small, medium and large businesses; financing of various social programs (providing employment, training, and wage subsidies). The main directions of domestic social policy in the COVID-19 pandemic are also given. Relevant conclusions on domestic and foreign experience in the implementation of social policy are formed. Further research can be related to the issues of creating a mechanism for an effective social policy implementation.

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (21) ◽  
pp. 22-35
Author(s):  
Dilber ULAŞ
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Social Mission ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Social ◽  
New Generation

An entrepreneur is an individual who produces goods and services by bringing together the factors of production systematically and consciously. Entrepreneurs take risks to make a profit. A social entrepreneur is a social leader who develops and implements practical solutions to social problems by taking advantage of innovations, original approaches and opportunities. The primary purpose of the social entrepreneur is not to make money. Since the profit made in social enterprises is used above all to achieve the main social goals, the profit generated is a means to the realization of the social mission, not an end. Nowadays, social entrepreneurship will develop with the increase in the number of sensitive young people who want to solve a social problem in the new generation. For the development of social entrepreneurship, children can be taught from a very young age how to develop an idea and solve a problem that needs to be solved. Although there are many examples of entrepreneurial children, not every entrepreneur child has to be a child entrepreneur. It is much more important to develop the necessary minds and skills of children. Care should be taken to ensure that children are happy first, and that they are raised as good people who know the meaning of adding value. While talking about the "entrepreneurial child" issue, the focus should not be on money and it should be discussed what can be done to increase the number of happy children who are sensitive to social issues. The aim of the study is to investigate social entrepreneurship and what can be done for the development of social entrepreneurship in children and young people. Differences related concept of social entrepreneurship, studies on social entrepreneurship in Turkey, applications and the development of social entrepreneurship personality, the factors in the development of entrepreneur children has been evaluated using literature. This study investigates the socially entrepreneurial behavior of children and young people.

scholarly journals Disability Categorization as a Juridical Fact in Terms of Social Protection and the Development of Social Entrepreneurship: The Legal Experience of England

Legal Concept ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
Oksana Petyukova ◽  
Alexei Railyan
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Community Interest ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Key Issues

Introduction: due to the fact that the number of disabled people, according to Rosstat, has been 8.25% of the total population of the Russian Federation, the issues of the legislative regulation of the procedure of disability categorization as a juridical fact in social support of invalids, and also in the context of the social entrepreneurship development are relevant at the present stage. Of particular interest in this regard is the positive foreign legal experience of England. Methods: using such scientific methods as theoretical analysis, as well as the comparative law and formal-legal methods, the authors of the scientific paper have analyzed the key issues of social support for the disabled in the context of social entrepreneurship in England. Results: based on the analysis of the English legislation and scientific literature, the authors of the study have determined that in case of failure to comply with the requirements stipulated by the law, the determination of the fact of disability (the existence of restrictions of the person’s vital activity) will be made by the procedural and legal methods. It is revealed that in order to provide measures of social support (individual payment in connection with disability) the determination of the fact of disability is made directly when considering the appeal of a citizen in connection with the purpose of payment. It is emphasized that the Russian legislation should take into account the positive legal experience of England on social enterprises (community interest company).

scholarly journals FORMATION OF ADAPTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE SOCIAL GROUPS

Management ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-30
Author(s):  
Valeriia G. SHCHERBAK ◽  
Nastia SAVCHUK
Keyword(s):  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Complex Adaptive System ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Entrepreneurship Development ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Infrastructural Support

Introduction and the aim of the research: in the early stage of the Ukrainian business formation the creation of institutions to provide service and support for small and medium-sized business structures was somehow an end in itself. It slightly depended on actual demands for their services from the side of concrete economic entities. It was considered, that the creation and development of such institutions would lay the foundations of the future integrated market infrastructure of the country. Social entrepreneurship is aimed at finding the effective mechanisms to solve social issues, lessen social tension and initiate the blurring of intersectoral boundaries. Social entrepreneurship is oriented to satisfy the needs of population, and, as a result, is able to perform some state functions while being in regular contact with it. Social and economic researches of specificity and perspectives of social entrepreneurship development in the Ukrainian context are essential for deepening knowledge about this phenome on and creating the necessary empirical base for predicting the vectors of national economic development.Hypothesis of the scientific research is based on the totality of scientific concepts and principles of entrepreneurship development, which give the proof of possibility to increase the effectiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises` activities by the improvement of its support, based on the development and implementation of the adaptive infrastructure model for social entrepreneurship support, using the improved and new mechanisms and institutions.The aim of the research is to systematize and devise the methods of development and support of social entrepreneurship and to reveal its actual possibilities and limitations while accomplishing socially important activities.The methods of the research: general methods of scientific knowledge, such as the methods of synthesis and analysis, methods of generalization and prediction, economic analysis, methods of statistics and cluster analysis, correlation of theoretical and practical aspects of the research.The results of the research: the essence of the category “adaptive infrastructure of small and medium-sized enterprises support” was disclosed in the article. It was based on the comparative characteristics of main approaches to the notion of “adaptivity” with regard to the system of institutions of infrastructural support of small and medium-sized social enterprises activities. Also the conceptual model of formation of adaptive infrastructure of social entrepreneurship support was developed. It takes into account the requirements of all the interested parties, identifies the role and place of social business formations in the system of its institutions.Conclusions: infrastructural support of the entrepreneurial activity it is the system of organization of different types, functional purposes and forms of property, united by the aim to create favorable conditions for the rational management of small and medium-sized entrepreneurial structures at different stages of their development. Considering this system not only as the totality of relations and connections between its elements, but also as an integral object, possessing a range of qualities and characteristics, specified by the properties and qualities of its separate elements and connections between them, we can regard it as the complex adaptive system.

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