EAPN position paper: Social economy as a positive force for employment and social inclusion

Social economy provides an important contribution to many of EAPN objectives, while sharing the same values and concepts.

This position paper explains what social economy is for EAPN. It also lists ‘good activation’ criteria for Social enterprises promoted by EAPN and presents recommendations for more visibility and a more efficient support to ‘Inclusive social economy’.

EAPN is willing and ready to collaborate with all those organisations, at European, national and local level, who share the values and the concepts expressed in this position paper in order to increase the visibility of the social economy and to promote its role for inclusion of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion.

EAPN: Publications http://www.eapn.eu/content/view/6/31/lang,en/

EAPN: EAPN report on “Social economy as a tool for inclusion” http://www.eapn.eu/images/docs/socialeconomyreportmalta2006_en.pdf

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