New Welfare Models and Community Enterprises: Commons and Sustainable Economy

Abstract

The authoress outlines new welfare models and community enterprises, in the context of the Third Economy, with the aim of defining guidelines and interventions for the promotion of social enterprise and the strengthening of the social and solidarity economy. The Third Economy understands enterprise as an integral part of society and aims to create a new economic model that combines profit and sustainable development in line with the goals set by Agenda 2030. The goal is to define new development paradigms that put people at the centre, heeding the next generation. Sustainability is the file rouge of this study offering a rich review of the literature on the concept of the commons, while illustrating practices that have already been initiated. The essay also discusses the draft law on Community Social Enterprises as a welfare model, and concludes with de iure condendo perspectives. Keywords: Welfare; Commons; Third economy; Worker partcipation; Social responsibility.