U SUSRET NOVOM ZAKONU O SOCIJALNOM PREDUZETNIŠTVU

Abstract

Social entrepreneurship is based on the ethical, humane principles of mutual solidarity and responsibility towards those social groups that are unable to enter a social game on their own, dominated by harsh market criteria. The concept of social entrepreneurship and social economy in many countries is still perceived as a generator of economic development, but also as a tool for solving social problems and high unemployment rates of marginalized groups. It is imperative that states create a favourable legal and strategic framework that includes civil society organisations in performing public interest tasks at the national and local level and supporting the development of new and innovative social welfare providers, thus contributing to better fulfillment of the state social policy goals. On 04 April, the Republic of Serbia adopted the Law on Social Entrepreneurship, which for the first time comprehensively regulates the area of social entrepreneurship and encourages its further development.