Social economy designates the whole of all restaurant economics, with which not private winning vines, but the well-being of a superordinate whole (public interest) is the center of attention. By it also all enterprises in public hand are partly understood.

Already in before-historical times vitally necessary goods, above all the water, were jointly cared for and used. Also the common chase and fishing, as well as the fair distribution of the booty are considered as early developments of the social economy. With the arising of the money economy the coinage became a determining factor, which was in common-economically regulated.

The establishment of cities increased the need of in common-economical mechanisms. Apart from the water and food supply (markets and stockrooms) also public building projects had to be converted. Soon also national monopolies developed, like the salt shelf.

In 19. The negative experiences with private offerers led century to nationalizations and/or Kommunalisierungen of infrastructure facilities such as post office, railway, telephone, electricity and gas works. The Genossenschaftswesen experienced an upswing.

In 20. Century, in the course of the socialist idea, ever more producing enterprises became, in addition, banks and publishing houses puts under state control and/or from public hand based. "„Correct political economy is the greatest help for the true private sector "“(Karl racer). Toward end of this century it came in the course of the neoliberalen economic policy however to a trend reversal. Increased now national enterprises are "„more privately, less state! "“the momentary slogan reads. Against these efforts however protests, since even mechanisms mehren themselves to the safety device of the basic needs, for example the water supply, which sales are angedacht.

IFIG/CIRIEC

1947 created Edgar Milhaud in Geneva the international research and information center for community (Centre internationally de recherches d'information sur collective et). 1957 were shifted headquarters after After the death of professor Milhaud in the year 1964 Paul Lambert became, 1977 Guy Quaden and since 1990 Berne pool of broadcasting corporations Thiry president of the CIRIEC.

CIRIEC is publisher of the magazine annals of the social economy, which appears in German, English and French language. Every two years takes place an international congress of the social economy.

See also

Yielding pool of broadcasting corporations von Moellendorff (engineer and restaurant economics)

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