Social economy and economic crisis in the Basque Country/La economía social ante la actual crisis económica en la comunidad autónoma del País Vasco

• Published in: Revesco : Revista de Estudios Cooperativos no. 122; p. 7
• Main Authors: Fernandez, Ignacio Bretos, Arca, Jon Morandeira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 01-12-2016
• Subjects: España
• ISSN: 1885-8031; 1885-8031
• DOI: 10.5209/rev_REVE.2016.v122.52020

This article examines the socio-economic evolution of the social economy sector in the Basque Country during the 2008-2014 period of economic crisis. Data have been obtained within a framework of collaboration between university, Basque Government and private sector of the social economy. The results suggest that such entities have evolved better, both in terms of number of enterprises and employment, than the general economy of the Basque Country, while the context of public policies aimed at social economy has worsened over the years. However, in economic terms (measured through the Gross Value Added generated), they have not been able to cope with the crisis in equal conditions to the general economy. The main contribution of this research lies in that, unlike similar studies, it discusses the evolution of the whole sector of the social economy, taking as reference a broad period of the current economic crisis.