EPISTEMOLOGY OF SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION AT NATIONAL LEVEL – THE DETERMINANT ELEMENT OF THE SOCIAL BALANCE AND THE DIGNITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL

Abstract

Starting from the concepts of social and financial inclusion, as well as from the reality of the situation of our national economy after the accession to the European Union, the only certainty that we think we can enunciate is that we are still in the  process of integrating certain processes such as social and financial inclusion. This certainty is confirmed by the statistical data available at the level of studies, analyzes and reports existing at national and European level. Moreover, at societal and  mentality level, the determinant element of social balance and individual dignity is given by the integration of the individual in the process of social and financial inclusion, which we consider to be especially important for some social categories in  the EU, and we are still learning to be European. From an economic point of view, Romania is looking for an economic model that ensures sustainable long-term development oriented towards social, economic and social inclusion. In order to  understand what this economic model is or should be, we will try to briefly review this concept, followed by a “robot portrait” of the new economic model as outlined in the European Commission’s programming documents.