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In this paper recent approaches to the role of social protection systems within economic development policies are discussed. Important experiences are considered, in particular those implemented in medium and low income countries, where new tools for increasing the effectiveness of social and...
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Institutional and organizational variety is increasingly characterising advanced economic systems. While traditional economic theories have focussed almost exclusively on profit-maximizing (i.e. for-profit) enterprises and on publicly-owned organizations, the increasing relevance of non-profit...
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The paper describes the characteristics of social cooperatives in Poland, which constitute an important element of the national sector of social entrepreneurship. Social cooperatives are non-profit organizations that combine economic activity with the social and professional reintegration of...
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Italian Abstract: In Italia, la tutela del patrimonio culturale è sempre stata demandata principalmente allo Stato o, più in generale, al settore pubblico, soprattutto alla luce della naturale vocazione degli attori pubblici a perseguire interessi generali. Tuttavia, oggigiorno tale...
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The profit non-distribution constraint (NDC) is the basic requirement for non-profit tax privileges all over the world. In donative non-profits it is justified by the need to prevent donors' exploitation by firm owners. Donative non-profits, however, are not the only type of third-sector...
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Italian Abstract: Questo contributo si propone di riformulare lo statuto “critico” del consumo, andando a ricercarne le tracce all'interno di modelli che da alternativi sono diventati mainstream. In particolare si intendono analizzare gli effetti generati da nuove value chains rispetto a un...
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Italian Abstract: Il lavoro analizza in che modo i beni culturali e, più specificamente, i beni storico-archeologici possano rappresentare un potente driver di sviluppo locale. Se gestiti dalla comunità locale nella quale sono collocati attraverso la partecipazione diretta di tutti i soggetti...
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Italian abstract: Il paper affronta il tema del sostegno alla domiciliarità degli anziani fragili i cui bisogni non trovano adeguata risposta nell’offerta formale, di natura prestazionale e concentrata sulla non autosufficienza, e spesso nemmeno all’interno della famiglia, che ha una...
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The Italian version of this paper can be found at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1950198 Este documento de trabajo presenta un estudio de caso del Trentino, una de los territorios europeos con la mayor densidad de empresas cooperativas. El sistema de cooperación desarrollados en esta zona fronteriza...
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Social enterprise lawmaking is a growth industry. In the United States alone, over the last few years, there has been a proliferation of state laws establishing specific legal forms for social enterprises. The situation is not different in Europe, where the process began much earlier than in the...
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