FROM SOCIAL ECONOMY TO SOLIDARY ECONOMY. SPECIFIC SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

Specialized literature from the field of social economy has been facing in the last years a new concept, namely solidary economy. Although the terms are very much alike, many analysts consider that there are enough specific differences in order to successfully impose this new concept. Unavoidably, solidary economy may come from social economy but bringing some corrections and examples. In this article we try to mark the limits of the two concepts mainly from the theoretical perspective as they appear in the French specialized literature.