Legal and eco-sustainable development in disadvantaged rural areas of southern Italy: the role of social enterprises

Journal title SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE
Author/s Luca Fazzi
Publishing Year 2022 Issue 2021/126 Language Italian
Pages 18 P. 27-44 File size 193 KB
DOI 10.3280/SUR2021-126002
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The aim of this article is to analyze empirically the role that the social entreprises plays within a wider strategy for local development in the rural areas of southern Italy affected by the presence of organized crime and consequent widespread underdevelopment. The research is based on 20 in-depth interviews with leading actors of social agriculture in four regions: Puglia, Calabria, Campania and Sicily. The findings shows that social enterprises are relevant actors for change and social and economic development in the disvantaged rural areas. The research also shed light on several political, organizational and contextual factors that are of importance in enabling social enterprises to promove local development and in particular the role of competencies and public policies.

Keywords: local development, social enterprise, disadvantaged rural areas, social economy, community, rural

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Luca Fazzi, Sviluppo legale ed ecosostenibile nelle aree rurali svantaggiate del sud Italia: il ruolo delle imprese sociali in "SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE" 126/2021, pp 27-44, DOI: 10.3280/SUR2021-126002