The evolutionary trajectory of social enterprises in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

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Authors

PLAČEK Michal VACEKOVÁ Gabriela MURRAY SVIDROŇOVÁ Mária NEMEC Juraj KORIMOVÁ Gabriela

Year of publication 2021
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Public Management Review
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Citation
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Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2020.1865440
Keywords Social economy; social enterprises; historical institutionalism; path dependency; Czech Republic; Slovakia
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Description The paper contributes to the research on social enterprises. Based on historical institutionalism, we map the evolution of social enterprises in the Czech Republic and Slovakia after the collapse of communist rule. The findings indicate that the historical-evolutionary trajectories differ, despite their common path during the totalitarian regime. There is some convergence based on significant political changes that resulted mostly in the need to create integrated legislation and to reflect the common European policy; the divergent trends occur after exogenous economic shocks, the effects of which might result from the differing initial macroeconomic situations in both countries.
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