Article

 

SOCIAL ECONOMY IN GREECE, 2010-2020 (p.33-48)

by

Evangelos NIKOLAIDIS, University of Crete

Keywords : Social economy, Social solidarity economy, Greece

Abstract

The crisis that impinged on Greek economy and society at the beginning of 2010s caused serious problems to wide population strata. At the same time, the implications of the recession fueled high expectations from social economy (SE). The article attempts to approach the reasons why the high expectations from SE were only partially verified. The analysis emphasizes two factors. The first concerns the Greek peculiarity, in regard to the limited social state, and therefore the smaller gap, in comparison to the developed countries of Western Europe, that resulted from its retreat with SE getting above it. The second relates to the deep and prolonged recession, which undermined the economic conditions for addressing unmet needs by undertaking collective economic activities