Cooperative Enterprises for Disabled as Subjects of the Social Economy in Bulgaria – Overturned Realities

cris.sourceIdoai:journals.unwe.bg:article/714
dc.creatorStoyanova, Mariaen
dc.date2015-12-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-24T23:15:01Z
dc.date.available2026-09-24T23:15:01Z
dc.descriptionIn the paper it is diagnosed the condition of cooperative enterprises for disabled in Bulgaria, as subjects of the social economy by results of empirical study implemented in 2013-2014. An analysis of the capabilities of these social enterprises for social inclusion and reintegration of people with disabilities is attempted. On the basis of representative empirical data the paradoxes or overturned realities in these cooperatives are revealed, namely: they have 60 years of history – but for more than 20 years have been completely forgotten by the state and society; they have facilities – but are not used as intended; they are social oasis for employment for people with disabilities – but there is no reproduction of the staff, they are unattractive for young professionals, because of the low earnings and low prestige in the society; they employ member cooperatives, real owners of capital – but they have no self-esteem and self-confidence to manage and decide the fate of cooperatives, including to develop social entrepreneurship; in recent post-crisis years, the social economy in developed countries shows sustainable development in a time of crisis – here, its structural elements, including and CED and social entrepreneurship are ignored by the state and society, etc. It is proposed possible solutions and concrete recommendations to the government on the micro, meso and macro level for overcoming of these and other paradoxes.en
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dc.identifierhttps://rp.unwe.bg/index.php/rp/article/view/714
dc.identifier10.37075/RP.2015.3.01
dc.identifier.urihttps://ds.e-dnrs.org/handle/123456789/1755
dc.languagebg
dc.publisherAcademic Publishing UNWE (AP-UNWE)en
dc.relationhttps://rp.unwe.bg/index.php/rp/article/view/714/706
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2015 Maria Stoyanova (Author)en
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en
dc.sourceResearch Papers of UNWE; No. 3 (2015); 9-45en
dc.subjectSocial economyen
dc.subjectCooperative enterprisesen
dc.subjectCooperative enterprises for disableden
dc.subjectProduction profile of cooperative enterprises for disableden
dc.subjectOverturned realitiesen
dc.subjectCooperativesen
dc.subjectA14 - Sociology of Economicsen
dc.subjectP13 - Cooperative Enterprisesen
dc.titleCooperative Enterprises for Disabled as Subjects of the Social Economy in Bulgaria – Overturned Realitiesen
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen

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