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Re-embedding embeddedness: what is the role of social enterprise in promoting democracy and protecting social rights?

Re-embedding embeddedness: what is the role of social enterprise in promoting democracy and... In today’s “market society” almost every aspect of the everyday lives is shaped by market forces. In this essay, the purpose of this paper is to focus on the potential role of social enterprise as one means of re-embedding the economy into society to ensure the economy works for people, rather than the other way around.Design/methodology/approachThis is primarily a conceptual paper: a provocation.FindingsThe authors argue that to work as an embedding force, social enterprise needs to ensure both reciprocity and market exchange while acting in a way that attempts to compensate for the retreat of the state through providing public services and promoting collective decision-making and public deliberation.Originality/valueDrawing upon the work of Karl Polanyi to conceptualise social enterprise as an “alternative” economic actor within a plural economic system, the authors contribute to on-going debates about social enterprise as an alternative way of organising markets and society. The authors highlight the challenges involved in achieving such a vision and suggest ways these might be overcome. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Social Enterprise Journal Emerald Publishing

Re-embedding embeddedness: what is the role of social enterprise in promoting democracy and protecting social rights?

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
© Emerald Publishing Limited
ISSN
1750-8614
DOI
10.1108/sej-02-2021-0011
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Abstract

In today’s “market society” almost every aspect of the everyday lives is shaped by market forces. In this essay, the purpose of this paper is to focus on the potential role of social enterprise as one means of re-embedding the economy into society to ensure the economy works for people, rather than the other way around.Design/methodology/approachThis is primarily a conceptual paper: a provocation.FindingsThe authors argue that to work as an embedding force, social enterprise needs to ensure both reciprocity and market exchange while acting in a way that attempts to compensate for the retreat of the state through providing public services and promoting collective decision-making and public deliberation.Originality/valueDrawing upon the work of Karl Polanyi to conceptualise social enterprise as an “alternative” economic actor within a plural economic system, the authors contribute to on-going debates about social enterprise as an alternative way of organising markets and society. The authors highlight the challenges involved in achieving such a vision and suggest ways these might be overcome.

Journal

Social Enterprise JournalEmerald Publishing

Published: Aug 9, 2021

Keywords: Social enterprise; Democracy; Welfare; Embeddedness; Institutions; Karl Polanyi; Polanyi; Organisations

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