Insertion enterprises and social clauses in public contracts: two necessary instruments in social innovation for development

<p>Social innovation oriented towards personal and community development is a new topic that is the object of multidisciplinary analysis. The European Union shows how useful it is by including social innovation in its objectives for economic and employment growth (<em>European Strategy 2...

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Main Author: Manuel Paniagua Zurera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AECOOP Escuela de Estudios Cooperativos 2013-11-01
Series:Revista de Estudios Cooperativos
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Online Access:http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/REVE/article/view/43066
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spelling doaj-36d706810cd444a1822f5535f4ac48ad2020-11-24T21:35:22ZengAECOOP Escuela de Estudios CooperativosRevista de Estudios Cooperativos1135-66181885-80312013-11-01112017621210.5209/rev_REVE.2013.v112.4306641930Insertion enterprises and social clauses in public contracts: two necessary instruments in social innovation for developmentManuel Paniagua Zurera0Universidad Loyola Andalucía<p>Social innovation oriented towards personal and community development is a new topic that is the object of multidisciplinary analysis. The European Union shows how useful it is by including social innovation in its objectives for economic and employment growth (<em>European Strategy 2020</em>). Our research analyses two interrelated instruments within the framework of social innovation and social economy. First, the main agent in the <em>new social</em> <em>economy: </em>insertion enterprises and their non-profit entities, which have specific legislation in Spain. We contribute elements for the legal and economic classification of these <em>new entrepreneurs</em>, whose guiding spirit is a social objective and of general interest (the social and labor integration of those excluded). Secondly, we justify the demand for <em>social markets </em>for our insertion enterprises. Economic and legal reasons coincide in their suitability (due to their economic efficiency), legitimacy (as they comply with the values that prevail in the European Union law and in the law of member States) and legality in terms of the social criteria used in hiring in the public sector. We present the interpretation of these social criteria more in line with European Union and Spanish law, which has not always counted on the European Commission and its neoliberal proposals as allies.</p>http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/REVE/article/view/43066Empresas de inserciónExclusión socialEconomía socialPolíticas activas de empleoCriterios sociales en la contratación del sector públicoEstado social
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Insertion enterprises and social clauses in public contracts: two necessary instruments in social innovation for development
Revista de Estudios Cooperativos
Empresas de inserción
Exclusión social
Economía social
Políticas activas de empleo
Criterios sociales en la contratación del sector público
Estado social
author_facet Manuel Paniagua Zurera
author_sort Manuel Paniagua Zurera
title Insertion enterprises and social clauses in public contracts: two necessary instruments in social innovation for development
title_short Insertion enterprises and social clauses in public contracts: two necessary instruments in social innovation for development
title_full Insertion enterprises and social clauses in public contracts: two necessary instruments in social innovation for development
title_fullStr Insertion enterprises and social clauses in public contracts: two necessary instruments in social innovation for development
title_full_unstemmed Insertion enterprises and social clauses in public contracts: two necessary instruments in social innovation for development
title_sort insertion enterprises and social clauses in public contracts: two necessary instruments in social innovation for development
publisher AECOOP Escuela de Estudios Cooperativos
series Revista de Estudios Cooperativos
issn 1135-6618
1885-8031
publishDate 2013-11-01
description <p>Social innovation oriented towards personal and community development is a new topic that is the object of multidisciplinary analysis. The European Union shows how useful it is by including social innovation in its objectives for economic and employment growth (<em>European Strategy 2020</em>). Our research analyses two interrelated instruments within the framework of social innovation and social economy. First, the main agent in the <em>new social</em> <em>economy: </em>insertion enterprises and their non-profit entities, which have specific legislation in Spain. We contribute elements for the legal and economic classification of these <em>new entrepreneurs</em>, whose guiding spirit is a social objective and of general interest (the social and labor integration of those excluded). Secondly, we justify the demand for <em>social markets </em>for our insertion enterprises. Economic and legal reasons coincide in their suitability (due to their economic efficiency), legitimacy (as they comply with the values that prevail in the European Union law and in the law of member States) and legality in terms of the social criteria used in hiring in the public sector. We present the interpretation of these social criteria more in line with European Union and Spanish law, which has not always counted on the European Commission and its neoliberal proposals as allies.</p>
topic Empresas de inserción
Exclusión social
Economía social
Políticas activas de empleo
Criterios sociales en la contratación del sector público
Estado social
url http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/REVE/article/view/43066
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