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The Role of Social Entrepreneurship for Rural Development

Nelly Bencheva, Teodora Stoeva, Венелин Терзиев, Milena Tepavicharova, Ekaterina Arabska · 2017 · SSRN Electronic Journal

Summary. Social entrepreneurship can drive sustainable rural development in Bulgaria by addressing poverty, migration, and depopulation while creating employment. The paper analyzes economic, social, and institutional factors that enable or hinder social enterprises in rural areas. Results show that social entrepreneurship effectively solves socially significant problems and should be promoted to retain working populations in rural communities.

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Bencheva, N., Stoeva, T., Терзиев, В., Tepavicharova, M., & Arabska, E.. (2017). The Role of Social Entrepreneurship for Rural Development. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.22620/agrisci.2017.21.014

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DOI
10.22620/agrisci.2017.21.014
Countries
Bulgaria
Regions
Europe
Categories
entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems
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2026-04-28