Poverty-social exclusion forecast and the future of the social enterprise

Abstract

Mapping poverty at low geographical levels provides information on the heterogeneity of poverty, useful for ranking regions by welfare. It is plausible that $1.25 and $2 global poverty will reduce substantially by 2030. The location of the world's poor people is dependent on changes in inequality as well as on the methods used to estimate poverty. The analyses from ESPAS project showed that the growing inequalities pose a major political, social and economic risk in the years to come. The study of social enterprise (SE) activity in 29 countries leaded to the insights about: the national policy and legal framework for SE; support measures targeting SE; labeling and certification schemes; social (impact) investment markets; factors constraining the development of SE and potential actions to be undertaken to support national initiatives. These characteristics of SE are common also in global aspect and many countries have advanced experience. For many countries (including high-income), and especially for the low-income countries, the social enterprise is a successful model to generate employment and a mean to reduce the poverty and social esclusion, at local and global level. Successful SE is good example of doing business and generates income as well as social impact, and could be considered as a good solution for the future of the enterprise.