Creating the Legal Framework for Social Enterprises in Romania – Between the Necessity and the Reality of the Approach in the Local Area

• Published in: The International Conference "The Risk in Contemporary Economy" ("Dunarea de Jos" University. Faculty of Economics) Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 532 - 540
• Main Author: Manea Marinela-Daniela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dunarea de Jos University of Galati 01-07-2019
• ISSN: 2067-0532; 2067-0532

Both before 1990 and after, in Romania there were forms of manifestation of the social economy, which, however, were not necessarily identified with them. The present study seeks to analyze the concept of social economy and its principles of operation in the context in which both before and after the appearance of Law no. 219/2015 of the social economy, the lack of concrete support from the state and local authorities for the promotion of the social economy is an undeniable reality. Using qualitative comparative research, the material analyzes the social economy law in two countries, one with a tradition - Spain, where for the first time in Europe a law on the social economy was presented to Parliament, in March 2010, the other - Romania, at the beginning of the road, with a social economy law adopted only in 2015.