French, Spanish and Italian Model of Functioning of a Social or a Solidary Economy

Advanced EU economies support and develop the social economy and social entrepreneurship, which contributes to building competitiveness and performance of the country. The concept of the social economy is not viewed uniformly in all Member States. France is considered the cradle of the development of the social economy, where the concept of the social economy is embodied in national legislation. As well as in Italy and Spain, this business area was accepted in full in the public administration, the academic and scientific community, and we include them among the leaders in this field. Another group consists of recognizing the concept of social economy, along with other concepts, such as the economy. the non-profit sector, the voluntary sector and in the other countries, the development of this area is at an early stage, or is little known.