Abstract

Social entrepreneurship is a developing economic and social phenomenon that needs scientific interpretation and solid legal framework. Russian and foreign researchers are actively discussing the content, boundaries, determinants of social entrepreneurship. The article examines modern approaches to the definition of social entrepreneurship, summarizes the typology of social enterprises, analyzes the characteristics of socially oriented non-profit organizations. The author gives a description of socially oriented non-profit organizations in the Russian Federation, points to the legitimacy of these organizations as a public service and recipients of government preferences and presents the reflections on the exclusion of government institutions from social entrepreneurship.

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