ABSTRACT
In spite of the tradition of co-operative enterprises and of citizens’ engagement in fields other than the social, the concept of ‘social enterprise’ has not been used so far in Denmark. However, there is a huge number of projects and initiatives, which have developed during recent decades, which could be taken into consideration when talking about social enterprises. They are often financially supported by experimental pilot and action programmes. Such programmes have had a considerable influence on social work practice and probably also on the modernisation of the welfare state. After presenting the main features of Danish social policy as a background for understanding the conditions for social enterprises today, we shall give a short outline of the two forms of co-operative enterprises.
