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Lesson 1Social economy: definitions
and history
Topics
Defining Social Economy (SE) SE principles History of SE
Defining Social Economy
SE definitionSocial economy – organizations, actions and
interactions among aims, values, mission, rights and obligations, public and private sectors
Main aim: to bring back justice to economy- by fighting social exclusion- by helping develop deprived communities- by introducing solidarity principles to system of production-etc.
SE focuses onEconomic activitiesEnvironment and global effectPerson and community
SE questionsHow to organize activities so that they would affect
environment in a positive wayHow to distribute income and wealth in market economyHow to manage different systems of distributionHow to base economic activity on principles of solidarity
and mutualityHow to put together individual needs with the ones of
communityHow to handle relations among private, public and third
sectors
Principles of social economy
1. primarily aims at serving its members rather than profit
2. independent from State
3. democratic, including all members in decision making
process
4. when distributing profit, priority given to person and work, not
capital
5. based on principles of participation, individual and
collective responsibility
History of Social economy
• Pre-modern times:- variety of self support professional
groups- activities serving communities
History of Social economy
• From utopia to practice:- Socialist approach- Liberal approach
- Christian approach
History of Social economy
• Challenges of modernity- Vulnerable groups
- Coining of term
History of Social economy
• What the 3rd millennium brings?- mobile technologies enabling access
and collaboration
History of Social Economy
Socialinės ekonomikos ištakos ir apibrėžimai
Topics
SE istorija SE veikėjai SEprincipai Pagindinės sąvokos
1. siekia tarnauti savo nariams, nesiekia pelno
2. yra nepriklausoma nuo valstybės
3. savo steigimo dokumentuose ir elgesio kodekse numato demokratišką sprendimų
priėmimo tvarką, kuri reikalauja, kad dalyvautų visi
paslaugų naudotojai ir darbuotojai
4. skirstant pajamas ir pelną, prioritetu kelia žmogų ir darbą, o ne
kapitalą
5. savo veikloje vadovaujasi dalyvavimo, įsipareigojimo, individualios ir kolektyvinės
atsakomybės principais