Welfare State and Social Enterprise in Transition: Evidence from Serbia

Žarković Rakić, Jelena and Aleksić Mirić, Ana and Lebedinski, Lara and Vladisavljević, Marko (2017) Welfare State and Social Enterprise in Transition: Evidence from Serbia. Voluntas, 28 (6). pp. 2423-2448. ISSN 1573-7888

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Abstract

This paper analyses welfare regime changes in Serbia and their impact on social enterprise development in the last two decades. We cover the period of significant transition-related reforms within the welfare state, with important implications on the position of these enterprises. Using data gathered from the qualitative field research, our study shows that there are two broad groups of factors that are important for development of the new generation of social enterprises, those that emerged in the last decade with an idea to foster entrepreneurial spirit and expanded into new domains other than those providing assistance to the marginalized groups. First, their decision to enter the social economy sector still depends on the environment created by the state. Secondly, their sustainability is affected by the factors typically found in any other enterprise of comparable scale like business skills, capacity to form networks and partner with relevant stakeholders.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: COBISS.ID=512484962
Uncontrolled Keywords: social enterprises, welfare state, transition Serbia
Research Department: Welfare Economics
Depositing User: Jelena Banovic
Date Deposited: 07 Dec 2017 12:29
Last Modified: 14 Apr 2020 15:40
URI: http://ebooks.ien.bg.ac.rs/id/eprint/1162

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