“If the United Nations was fully funded why would we need the Arc or social enterprise?”
The United Nations was created in 1945 to promote international co-operation and to prevent another world war happening. The United Nations provide funds and services to the less fortunate countries as a way to improve social and economical issues. However these funds and services provided do not make a lasting impact; they only solve the surface problem. If we were to use that funding to create alternatives to International Monetary Funds (IMF), because IMF loans are often tools used by developed nations to manipulate failing states to achieve their own objectives, then perhaps we can make progress.
In the meantime social enterprises are there to teach the less fortunate people how to make a living, and to help them gain autonomy. Social enterprise helps solve the problem from the root by teaching them practical business tools to build a sustainable business. In my opinion social enterprise, devoid of political guidance from nation states or international organizations funded by states, could help correct the damage done by decades of corrupt and systematic destruction of developing economies through neoliberal management. Without doubt, the social enterprises are the channels United Nation uses to help bring consistent growth in global communities.
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