Social enterprise as an innovative resource in reduction of unemployment
2014
Kokarevica, A., Riga Stradins Univ. (Latvia) | Berzina, I., Social Service of Riga (Latvia)
Unemployment means that the human resources that are one of the manufacturing resources are not fully used. Thus the yield of gross product, possibilities of consumption of inhabitants and company investments reduces. If unemployment is permanent, the national economy in total suffers essential damages. Unemployment is actual problem both in Latvia and the entire world. Integration of social economy and social business activity in the practice of social work is considered to be very important future challenge of social work in the world for solution of unemployment and the social problems caused by it. The experience of other states indicated, that such theories, methods and approaches that are turned to increase of client knowledge, development of collaboration skills and promotion of social involvement are more and more acknowledged. In this survey it is assumed that the mutually supplementing elements that may be integrated in the service of innovative social work – in the model of social enterprise with long-term unemployed – are identifiable in the practice of social enterprise and social work experience. Information that is obtained by interview of social workers and representatives of social enterprise, as well as by execution of questionnaire of social employees is reflected and analysed in the practical part of the survey.
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