Theoretical Incursions into Social Entrepreneurship as a Mean of Development for Rural Heritage Rich Communities

During a visit to the Confederation of Italian Cooperatives in March 2019, Pope Francis highlighted the importance of cooperation in including the weakest, promoting private initiatives, offering alternatives to an inhumane and unjust life governed by money. He adds up to the number of important fig...

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Published in:"Ovidius" University Annals. Economic Sciences Series (Online) 2019-01, Vol.XIX (1), p.134-139
Main Authors: Anamaria Bucaciuc, Paul-Panfil Ivan, Mariana Lupan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cultural heritage
rural development
social entrepreneurship
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Summary:During a visit to the Confederation of Italian Cooperatives in March 2019, Pope Francis highlighted the importance of cooperation in including the weakest, promoting private initiatives, offering alternatives to an inhumane and unjust life governed by money. He adds up to the number of important figures and institutions which encourage the cooperation in order to create resilient and sustainable communities. Social entrepreneurship is a suitable tool of cooperation for local communities, being connected to both provincial reality and supra-regional networks, having a high innovation ability and keeping as main target the social well-being of their target group. This is even more relevant in the case of rural heritage rich communities which are often forgotten by economic development actions, despite their massive potential as cultural and touristic destinations. The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between social entrepreneurship and rural development in rural heritage rich communities.
ISSN:2393-3127
2393-3127