The Landscape of Social Enterprise in the Slovak Republic

• Published in: Social Enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe pp. 184 - 198
• Main Author: Polačková, Zuzana
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2021
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Local Labour Offices; SE Mission; EQUAL Initiative; Work Integration Initiatives; Primary Social Objective; Creating Job Opportunities; Compensatory Aid; SE; Vulnerable Employees; Social Business Model; Social Business; Social Entrepreneurship; Positive Social Impact; UN; Ideological Advocacy; SE Sector; Public Administration; SE Employee; WISEs; National Roma Integration Strategy; Investment Aid; Cooperative Concept; Tax Period; SE Support; SE Development

The first legal definition of social enterprise (SE) was adopted in 2008 as part of the employment policy; it is one of the reasons why social enterprises in Slovakia are often narrowly associated with work integration. The growing recognition of the cooperative movement was interrupted by political...