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Emergence of Social Firms in Serbia – Gerold Schwarz – 07/2010
Emergence of Social Firms in Serbia
Cambridge - July 2010
Gerold Schwarz
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Emergence of Social Firms in Serbia – Gerold Schwarz – 07/2010
History and Background
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The sheltered workshop system in Serbia has a history
and background not so different from many other EU countries and Serbia has a
large number of social enterprises.
Emergence of Social Firms in Serbia – Gerold Schwarz – 07/2010
Push for Change
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Government, Civil Society and the international Community made a combined effort to
reform the sheltered workshop system …. With the result that Serbia has now a good legal
and financial framework.
Emergence of Social Firms in Serbia – Gerold Schwarz – 07/2010
Resistance to Change
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To date, only a smaller part of previous sheltered workshops are making serious efforts to
reform – the majority are resistant to fundamental
changes and may disappear.
Emergence of Social Firms in Serbia – Gerold Schwarz – 07/2010
New emerging Actors
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The framework meant to transform sheltered workshop
into social firms now offers new opportunities for a wide variety of emerging actors – not only
from the disability sector but for a new generation of emerging
social enterprises.
Emergence of Social Firms in Serbia – Gerold Schwarz – 07/2010
Useful Lessons
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The experiences with the transformation of sheltered
workshops in Serbia show how a combined push for reform in a
challenging environment can lead to fast and significant
change.
Emergence of Social Firms in Serbia – Gerold Schwarz – 07/2010
Thank you for your Attention
Gerold Schwarz
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