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Unlocking the potential of rural social enterprise

机译:解锁农村社会企业的潜力

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In this paper, we argue that social enterprise could represent a means of tackling rural challenges of providing sustainable economic development, addressing the withdrawal of public services and promoting community cohesion. The paper draws upon a review of existing academic as well as policy literature and develops a conceptual framework that helps to understand how to unlock the potential contribution of social enterprises to rural development. Drawing on an exploratory study conducted in two rural areas of Scotland we use interview data from social enterprise stakeholders to populate the conceptual framework and its rural (geographic), policy and social enterprise domains. Our study suggests that social enterprises can potentially enable an integrated approach to addressing local issues at the local level. They can create locally responsive services that fit the rural context. However, unlocking the potential of rural social enterprise may require moving beyond traditional policy silo approaches that treat economic development, community cohesion and public services as separate and disconnected since national policy-making frameworks have not always translated into practice at the rural level. Additionally, policy treatment of social enterprise needs to move beyond efforts to 'scale up' and achieve economies of scale. Collaborations between groups of social enterprises, and between social enterprises and public authorities can lead to economies of scope, particularly where strong trust-based relations within communities harness self-help and the co-production of services. With appropriate guidance and support, many rural challenges and needs could be transformed into opportunities for social enterprise development. In highlighting the opportunities and challenges faced by rural social enterprises, the paper suggests potential research gaps that, if filled, could contribute towards recognising and unlocking their full potential.
机译:在本文中,我们认为社会企业可以代表解决农村挑战提供可持续经济发展的手段,解决公共服务的撤回和促进社区凝聚力。本文提出了对现有学术和政策文献的审查,并制定了一种概念框架,有助于了解如何解锁社会企业对农村发展的潜在贡献。在苏格兰的两个农村地区进行的探索研究我们使用社会企业利益相关者的采访数据填充概念框架及其农村(地理),政策和社会企业领域。我们的研究表明,社会企业可能会使综合办法能够解决地方一级的地方问题。他们可以创建适合农村背景的本地响应服务。然而,解锁农村社会企业的潜力可能需要超越传统的政策席类方法,这些方法可以将经济发展,社区凝聚力和公共服务分开和断开,因为国家政策制定框架并不总是在农村一级转化为实践。此外,社会企业的政策治疗需要超越“扩大规模”并实现规模经济的努力。社会企业群体之间的合作,社会企业与公共当局之间的合作可以导致范围的经济,特别是在社区内的信任关系中的强大关系,自助和服务的共同生产。通过适当的指导和支持,许多农村挑战和需求可以转变为社会企业发展的机会。在突出农村社会企业面临的机遇和挑战时,本文表明,潜在的研究差距,如果填补,可以有助于认识和解锁其全部潜力。

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