Legal Framework for the Social Economy Development in Bulgaria

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Pages: 238-244

Abstract:

In recent years, there is a debate in the society about a strong social economy and social entrepreneurship with an emphasis on their important place and role in the economic and social life of the country as a carrier for a new approach to solving social problems of vulnerable groups. This interest in the topic is part of the public debate about the social situation of large groups of people whose interests remain outside the scope of political decisions and their basic needs remain unsatisfied through market or administrative mechanisms. This is also the debate about the responsibility and the role of the individual in solving his own problems and creating his own well-being. The development and implementation of the social economy and social entrepreneurship policies and the use of its mechanisms for change is a measure of the maturity of society in the direction of increased public responsibility for solving social problems. The report focuses on the legal framework as one of the important aspects of creating the right conditions for social economy actors to operate by rules. The report looks at the nature and role of social enterprises and the possibilities for their definition and distinction through the legal provisions. There is also a focus on the concomitant environment needed to exploit the opportunities and potential of social enterprises and to create an eco-system adequate for their current development.

Keywords:

social policy, social economy, Law of social and solidarity economy enterprises.

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