Social Economy

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Social Economy includes organisations such as cooperatives, charities and non-governmental organisations. Social economy encompasses a wide range of community, voluntary and not-for-profit activities. Social economy lies between the private sector and business, the public sector and government. Social economy has a valuable role to play in helping create a sustainable and inclusive society.

The term social economy comes from the French économie sociale. Social economy is taken to comprise four families of organisations: co-operatives, mutuals, associations and foundations.

Social economy in France is a major sector representing 12% of employment and 12% of GDP.

Social economy in Spain is a major sector representing 18% of employment and 14% of GDP.

The European Economic and Social Committee has published a study by CIRIEC - International Centre of Research and Information on the Public, Social and Cooperative Economy on The Social Economy in the European Union,

The Association for Social Economics
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The Association for Social Economics was established in December 1941 in Washington, DC. The association was formed to advance scholarly research and writing about the great questions of economics, human dignity, ethics, and philosophy. Its members seek to explore the ethical foundations and implications of economic analysis, along with the individual and social dimensions of economic problems, and to help shape economic policy that is consistent with the integral values of the person and a humane community. Membership is open to anyone who affirms this purpose.

International Journal of Social Economics aims to provide its readers with a unique forum for the exchange and sharing of information in this complex area of economics. The journal will present the social-economic problems, as expressed by economists, philosophers, political scientists, historians and business academics, with their consequent ethical considerations.
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The International Journal of Social Economics' specific coverage analyses the complex socio-economic factors at work in areas such as:
* Demographic trends
* Environmental economics
* Ethical and religious influences
* Manpower policy
* Socio-economic systems
* Social indicators
* The work of key thinkers in socio-economics
Increasing economic interaction, allied to the social and political changes evident in many parts of the world, has created a need for more sophisticated understanding of the social, political and cultural influences which govern our societies. The journal, with its philosophical discussions of research findings, combined with commentary on international developments in social economics, makes a genuinely valuable contribution to current understanding of the subject and the growth of new ideas.

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