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Social Enterprise as a Catalyst for Sustainable Local and Regional Development

นำเสนอการประยุกต์ใช้กรอบทฤษฎีเศรษฐกิจสังคม ในการพัฒนาท้องถิ่นและภูมิภาคที่ยั่งยืน โดยมองว่าธุรกิจเพื่อสังคมมีส่วนสำคัญในการสร้างนวัตกรรมในการพัฒนาเศรษฐกิจท้องถิ่นและภูมิภาคอย่างยั่งยืน อีกทั้งยังศึกษามุมมองอื่นๆร่วมด้วย อาทิ อุปสรรคความท้าทาย, การแก้ไขปัญหาสังคมและสิ่งแวดล้อมผ่านรูปแบบธุรกิจ, การเติบโตทางเศรษฐกิจในท้องถิ่น, การสร้างงาน และการเสริมสร้างศักยภาพของชุมชน

Abstract: 

This study aims to present an integrated theoretical framework of sustainable local and regional development with an emphasis on social economy theory. The theoretical literature on social economy and sustainable local and regional development are reviewed and integrated focusing on the obstacles of sustainability and the function of social economy in local and regional development. Conflict and competition among sustainability values necessitates agreement and cooperation among those who embrace such values. Social enterprises are the core components of a social economy that reflects local and regional needs and pursues complex goals. In the social innovation process, social enterprises collaborate with various stakeholders regarding their business and social goals. Social enterprises have positive effects that influence local and regional development by satisfying local and regional needs, creating jobs in the community, developing relational assets in business processes, and restoring community solidarity. In social economy theory, social enterprises can facilitate sustainable local and regional development by including relational assets which embody social capital in social innovation processes. In the context of local and regional development, relational assets are important reinforcements of institutional capabilities, networks, and community or regional cooperation. Although social enterprises are not the dominant resources in traditional local and regional development, they can solve problems related to collective actions by networking and applying social norms to the situation.


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https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/8/1427


Keyword: 

social enterprise; social economy; social capital; sustainable development; local and regional development


Related Keyword:

economic empowerment, environmental sustainability, community development.


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