Participação nos empreendimentos econômicos solidários: um estudo comparativo

Abstract

Collective decisions through a participatory, self-managed process are part of the pillars that sustain the principles of solidarity economy. In this sense, this research aims to analyze and compare the participation of partners/associates of three solidary economic enterprises, namely: the Sistema de Cooperativas Financeiras do Brasil (Sicoob), the Cooperativa dos Trans Alternativos Fretamento e Turismo do RN (Cooptraftrn) and the Grupo Asavessa de Teatro. For that, based on a bibliographical and documental investigation and semi-structured interviews, the reflections will take place from the analysis of collected data and information from the interviews carried out. The hypothesis is that the participation of partners/associates in solidary economic enterprises follows a “predetermined script”, where participation is structured according to the size of the organization and there is still a way to go to build a more effective participation. Based on this discussion, guiding participation in solidary economic enterprises is the backbone of reflections for the implementation of the principles that govern the solidary economy, as well as the construction of a fairer and more egalitarian society.