From waste pickers to cooperated recyclers: a solidary enterprise case study

The article intends to analyze and reflect on solidarity enterprises aspects and their social and economic potentials. For its carrying out, it was chosen to interpret the typical solidary enterprise organizing process, regarding its particular characteristics going beyond the economic issue and acq...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Coelho, Diego Bonaldo, Godoy, Arilda Schmidt
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração Pública
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/7013
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/7013
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:solidary economy
solidary enterprises
organizing process
socioeconomic development.
economia solidária
empreendimentos solidários
processo organizativo
desenvolvimento socioeconômico.
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Sumario:The article intends to analyze and reflect on solidarity enterprises aspects and their social and economic potentials. For its carrying out, it was chosen to interpret the typical solidary enterprise organizing process, regarding its particular characteristics going beyond the economic issue and acquiring important social and political dimensions. A qualitative approach of the phenomenon was used in this research, developed through interpretive nature case study with three data collection strategies adopted: non-participant observations, interviews and document examinations. The case study is on a recycling cooperative formed by waste pickers. The data analysis considered two specific points in the case study: its formation and organizational dynamic. The findings report the case presents insights and interesting gates to reflect on solidary enterprises like organization arrangements, not only including marginalized workers in formality but also influencing social and political aspects of their lives positively, becoming viable public policies mechanisms to local development characterized by inequality reduction and citizenship rescue.