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The Baltic States face serious socio-economic problems – high unemployment rates, the risk of poverty and the threat of depopulation. One of the solutions to these problems is the development of social entrepreneurship. The Baltic States have different experience in social entrepreneurship, which is affected by the public policy and activities of public organisations. The aim of the research paper is to examine the experience and trends in social entrepreneurship in the Baltic States. Quantitative and qualitativ...

The poverty and income inequality indicators in Latvia are among the highest in the European Union, which indicates its social stratification and polarisation. The mathematic calculations show that there is a risk that the number of low-income individuals might gradually increase over the next years and their number may be estimated at 372 thousand in 2015. However, any forecast on the number of low-income individuals can be considerably affected by changes in wages, the unemployment rate, labour emigration, and t...