Social Innovation for the Sustainability

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NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT: THE SOCIAL ECONOMY ROLE AND THE CHALLENGE OF MEASURING ITS IMPACT

Mercedes Valcárcel Dueñas

Inequality, and its political, social and economic consequences, continue to have a significant impact in the European Union despite the redistributive policies deployed in recent years. To advance in its reduction and in a more inclusive economy, a new social contract is necessary to create sustainable and quality employment, among other objectives.

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CRISIS, TRANSFORMATION AND NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT

Antón Costas / Xosé Carlos Arias

For fifteen years the international economy has experienced several major crises. In an environment of radical uncertainty and growing social unrest, some trends of change have emerged in the economic and technological structures that bring with them important advantages but also notable contradictions and risks. Decarbonization, mass digitalization, and a shift in the global economy they are its main faces, painting a panorama of creative destruction on a large scale. This paper argues that in order to deal with these complex dynamics it is essential to move towards a renewal of the social contract, which has been increasingly eroded since 2008.

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THE CHALLENGES OF POST-COVID ECONOMY

Juan A. Gimeno Ullastres

COVID-19 has come to disrupt many of the forecasts and dominant conventions until its arrival. In the most relevant aspects, it has only come to highlight some structural problems that our economies had for years. These previous problems are analyzed first and then the specific COVID damages (to which the war in Ukraine has been added).

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