The paper considers the need of social enterprises development in Europe and their impact in the most important aspects in connection with sustainable development. Barriers to growth in social enterprising and social entrepreneurship enablers are presented. Recommendation and conclusions are...

The principles in functioning of social enterprises in Europe are discussed as part of the development of the concept of social economy. Positioning of social enterprises, the risks they face and contemporary challenges are presented focusing on the main conclusions on the ways of social...

Current paper presents challenges to development of labor market and social policies in transition periods through the example the transition from planned to market economy in the Republic of Bulgaria. Some important implications are made about passive and active social programs as a whole and...

In modern world the significance and the understanding of different kinds of social policy and key actors are of extreme importance in development of strategic and program documents. The role and contribution of local authorities to social policy implementation is examined through the example of...

Development of active policies on the labor market nowadays is highly impacted by the goals of achieving efficiency and effectiveness. Monitoring and evaluation of the implemented policies is the key moment because of the information they provide in decision-taking, planning and management as a...

The full employment of labour has been a key economic objective ever since the mass unemployment experienced in the 1930s. When employment levels are less than their maximum possible an economy is experiencing unemployment. If labour is employed, but not effectively used, the situation is called...

The promotion of innovative ideas in public policy is crucial to support the values of an active oriented problem solving social system. These views underlie the ongoing social reforms in various countries and focus on the development of social entrepreneurship and the role of social...

The paper discusses the main characteristics of the active social programs on the labor market implemented in Bulgaria in periods of active transformations. The active programs' advantages are analyzed and some important considerations on the process of assessment of their effectiveness are made...

In the last decade the concept of development and promotion of social economy and social entrepreneurship are part of the EU policy to tackle the social exclusion of persons in a vulnerable position. Also, the model of social economy is one of the key instruments for achieving social objectives...