Η Εξέλιξη της Κοινωνικής Επιχειρηματικότητας στην Ελλάδα - Διδάγματα και Προοπτικές

Abstract

The close link between social entrepreneurship and social innovation has led since the beginning of the 2010s to the development of measures to strengthen social enterprises at European and national level, in response to the social challenges caused by the economic crisis. The purpose of this paper is both to present the development of social entrepreneurship in Greece, in terms of the institutional framework, public support policies, and the situation of the sector, as well as to evaluate the implementation and functionality of the planned measures, and to formulate proposals for strengthening the field. The methodology followed was based on the processing of primary data of the Social Entrepreneurship Register (S.E.R.) of the Directorate of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, and the review of secondary sources. Key conclusions are that despite the ambition of the existing institutional framework to strengthen social entrepreneurship, both the restrictions it imposes and the lack of implementation of institutional and operational support measures, combined with the adverse economic environment and the inexperience of actors in the field, act as inhibitors to its development.