OPBPL | Working Paper 9
Abstract
Nowadays, the topics of social entrepreneurship and self-employment occupy a central position in political discourses and attitudes and scientific studies, though their emergence goes back to earlier historical periods. The case of Portugal is illustrative of this type of approach and agenda in recent years. This article in the OPBPL electronic dossier seeks to present A3S’s position on the basis of the activity that it has carried out over the four years of its existence at the heart of the tertiary sector. It addresses the trends in social entrepreneurship currently being debated and problematizes the solutions of self-employment as responses to the problems of structural unemployment, more precarious labour relations, and the intensification of social exclusion in the last 30 years.
