Livelihood and local employment The revitalization of Cooperatives Socially supported agriculture Supporting local self-sufficiency The food sector is one of the three main sectors, on which the livelihood of the economically weak depends, in the most necessary goods needed for living. For many also, small agricultural crops and animal husbandry are a supplementary income, supporting…
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The intervention of the local self-government in the social economy, with resources and infrastructure, is decisive in its development and especially in the creation of local employment. By analogy with state intervention in the private sector when it is in economic crisis and high unemployment. And this happens in practice where the social economy is…
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CONTENTS PROLOGUE INTRODUCTION WHAT IS THE SOCIAL ECONOMY THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE MANY THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND THE “EUROPEAN ACTION PLAN” INTERVIEWS THE OBJECT IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP THE ENERGY SECTOR THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF SOCIO-ECONOMY THE SECTOR OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE THE INTERVENTION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE SOCIAL ECONOMY THE SECTOR OF…
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By Vassilis Taktikos Introduction The social economy as an alternative to the private and public sectors. Because only the inability of the private and public sector to provide as many jobs as are needed, to deal with unemployment and deal with economic exclusion, leaves vital space for the development of the social economy.The social economy…
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Δευτέρα 19/09/2022, 11:00 – Novus City Hotel, Καρόλου 23 (Πλατεία Καραϊσκάκη), Αθήνα Την Δευτέρα 19 Σεπτεμβρίου 2022 διοργανώνεται το Τελικό Συνέδριο για το Έργο SOCIALNEET. Στο πρώτο μέρος της εκδήλωσης θα παρουσιαστούν από όλους του εταίρους του έργου δράσεις και αποτελέσματα από την συμμετοχή τους στο διακρατικό έργο SOCIALNEET. Επιπλέον θα προβληθεί και το τελικό…
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Recently, the Institute of Social Economy Studies “INMEKO” sent a letter to all municipalities for a comprehensive plan for the development of the social economy at the local level. Given the response to a relevant proposal in more than ten Municipalities and in particular for training the program “Mentors” of Social Economy, the issue was…
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The social economy as a necessary condition for local development is considered realistic by utilizing inactive stagnant resources, The expansion of the social policy and with reduced transaction costs that the Municipalities benefit for their social services. Institutional collaboration tools and uses of resources from different sources are crucial. Energy communities, for example, as a…
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and the third sector of the economy Interview with Andreas N. Lytras, Professor of Sociology to Vassilis Taktikos in the context of the research of the Institute of Social Economy Studies on the future of paid work. Andreas N. Lytras was born in Ioannina. He is a Professor of Sociology, he has been teaching since…
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• The commons of the environment • (management of public goods) • The role of civil society in the green economy • Sub-sectors of green entrepreneurship • Energy communities • the link of green entrepreneurship with the social economy DEFINITION • The green economy is based on the concept of sustainability and sustainability in relation…
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Volunteering in our time, as a key factor in creating social capital, is the key to the alternative development of the social economy and employment, creating added value in the economy. The term social capital is increasingly used as a concept related to the community, but it is not limited to it, since it includes…
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Institute of Social Economy Studies (Greece) www.socialactivism.gr
Development Association of Alto Tamega’s Region (Portugal) www.adrat.pt
Janusz Korczak Pedagogical University in Warsaw (Poland) www.wspkorczak.eu
Rezekne Academy of Technologies (Latvia) www.rta.lv
Municipality of Mataro (Spain) www.mataro.cat
Institute of Industrial and Business Education & Training (Greece) www.ivepe.gr
Craftsmen Association of Terni (Italy) www.confartigianatoterni.it
European Network of Cities and Regions for the Social Economy (Belgium) www.revesnetwork.eu
University of Primorska (Slovenia)