Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - 2027 · Rethinking sustainable competitiveness beyond traditional perspectives: role and contribution of the Social Economy

[1] The social economy covers entities sharing the following main common principles and features: the primacy of people as well as social and/or environmental purpose over profit, the reinvestment of most of the profits and surpluses to carry out activities in the interest of members/users ("collective interest") or society at large ("general interest") and democratic and/or participatory governance. Traditionally, the term social economy refers to four main types of…