Reduction of multidimensional inequalities

The Contribution of the Social and Solidarity Economy to Sustainable Economic Growth: A Modified Solow Model Approach

“…In particular, the SSE has provided an effective contribution to reducing multidimensional inequalities (Salustri, 2023), by making the labour markets more accessible and effective, and helping to remove the obstacles that prevent people from increasing their wellbeing. These organisations do not optimize pro t, as their primary objective, rather economic surplus, is instrumental to the pursuit of a socially oriented aim.…”

“…In general, the SSE includes charities, foundations, social enterprises, cooperatives and mutuals. SSE activities improve resilience by providing stable work-integration organisations for vulnerable workers or small businesses (Salustri, 2023), designing inclusive responses to changes in labour market. Furthermore, in a context of persistent reduction of public investment, scal policies with scarce redistributive effects, and growing inequalities, SSE contributes to reducing the underprovision of good and services in remote or peripheral territories and for neglected social groups, due to insu cient demand (population size and purchasing power) and higher production costs.…”

“…Furthermore, in a context of persistent reduction of public investment, scal policies with scarce redistributive effects, and growing inequalities, SSE contributes to reducing the underprovision of good and services in remote or peripheral territories and for neglected social groups, due to insu cient demand (population size and purchasing power) and higher production costs. Through its potential in the production of marketable and non-marketable goods and services, the SSE can compensate for the social infrastructure gap that a region or a social group can suffer due to geographic or socioeconomic reasons (Salustri, 2023).…”