Social economy, work integration and social exclusion: the experience of social cooperatives in Greece

Abstract

The objective of this thesis is twofold: the contribution to the theoretical consolidation of the third sector debate and the empirical investigation of a specific family of organizations within it, Work Integration Social Enterprises (W.I.S.E.) in Greece. In the first part, a critical survey of all related concepts is undertaken, such as non-profit sector, social and solidarity economy. Social enterprises illustrate the inherent ambivalence of social economy organizations, as entities which on one hand intensify public sector retrenchment and on the other hand promote the progressive transformation of dominant policies. Adopting the European approaches for the social economy, we examine social enterprises with regard to their goals, their stakeholders and finally their resources as a mix of three different sources and operating principles: market transactions, public (re-)distribution and community reciprocity. However, we stand critically to a romanticized view of the inherent potent ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/29850
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/29850
ND
29850
Alternative title
Κοινωνική οικονομία, εργασιακή ένταξη και κοινωνικός αποκλεισμός: η εμπειρία των ΚΟΙ.Σ.Π.Ε. στην Ελλάδα
Author
Adam, Sofia (Father's name: Nikolaos)
Date
2012
Degree Grantor
Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH)
Committee members
Παπαθεοδώρου Χρίστος
Πετμεζίδου Μαρία
Πολυζωΐδης Περικλής
Καλλινικάκη Θεανώ
Σκαμνάκης Χριστόφορος
Δεδουσπούλος Απόστολος
Γράβαρης Διονύσιος
Discipline
Social SciencesSociology
Keywords
Social economy; Social enterprises; Work integration; Social exclusion
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
430 σ., tbls., fig., ch., ind.
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