CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Stockunaite, Vaida |
|---|---|
| Title | SOCIAL ENTERPRISE ENGAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SERVICES DELIVERY IN LITHUANIA |
| Summary | Social enterprise sector is the most underdeveloped in Central and Eastern Europe and in Latin America. This paper presents the conceptual framework that has been designed to research the emerging sector of social enterprises in Lithuania as a case study of Central and Eastern European region. The overall question of the thesis project is how social enterprises engage and change the landscape of public service delivery in Lithuania. The method of the case study is the empirical analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, derived from the online survey (48 responses) and in-depth interviews (4) with the social enterpreneurs. The empirical analyses revealed that externalization with the social enterprises is likely to be a successful arrangement of public service delivery but some obstacles such as a) legal and administrative system, b) culture and mindset gaps between generations and c) insecurity to create financially sustainable business models might slow down the decentralization process in Lithuania. In accordance, the findings imply similar potential of social enterprise sector development in other Central and Eastern European countries. |
| Supervisor | Svensson, Sara |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/stockunaite_vaida.pdf |
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