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Social Economy in Romania after Post-Communism Era. Present Challenges and Future Social Policies
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Department of human sciences and social policy, Faculty of History and Geography, University Stefan cel Mare of Suceava, Romania
Submission date: 2022-02-28
Final revision date: 2022-06-13
Acceptance date: 2022-07-10
Online publication date: 2022-10-10
Publication date: 2022-10-10
Corresponding author
Mitrea Geta
Department of human sciences and social policy, Faculty of History and Geography, University Stefan cel Mare of Suceava, Universitatii 13, 720229, Suceava, Romania
Department of human sciences and social policy, Faculty of History and Geography, University Stefan cel Mare of Suceava, Universitatii 13, 720229, Suceava, Romania
Problemy Polityki Społecznej 2022;57(2):101-119
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welfaresocial economynon-governmental organizationswelfare statesocial policysocial workunpaid workcivil societyEuropean Union
ABSTRACT
This paper shows that Romania, as a post-communist country until `90 succeeded to embrace the social economy sector and to access these opportunities for its own social-economic development of communities and social inclusion of vulnerable citizens. Social economy domain existed in Romania before the communism period, but it had different stages of development and characteristics due to its period of political regime.
We made a mixed research method, combining secondary analysis of data, longitudinal analysis and local case study experience.
The original value to the scientific field is by analyzing the way the social economy entities from European level and Romanian ones have a common objective to bring sustainable communities development using the mixed research method. Also, how in fifteen years the number of social enterprises from Romania grew and offered real opportunities to citizens, such as: job opportunities, programs qualifications, support for dependent persons etc.
As a final conclusion, are we able to state that the social economy sector represents an opportunity for development of local communities in the areas where they are implemented.
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