SOUZA, A. G.; SOUZA, Antemildo Gregório de.
Résumé:
This paper aims at identifying and analyzing the characteristics present in the Solidarity
Economy Association of producers of Cashew Nuts in the community of Two saws ,
municipality of Serra Branca - PB , while the specific objectives are : To know the
applicability of self-management in the Unit Beneficiadora Cashew Nuts in Sierra White / PB
; Check Unit Beneficiadora Cashew Nuts viability for cooperation and local development ;
Identify how Economics Unit produces Beneficiadora Cashew Nuts has generated Solidarity
and Social Emancipation of its members and observe whether the goods produced in the Unit
Beneficiadora Cashew Nuts are a good economic viability . Therefore, observing the selfmanagement,
solidarity, and cooperation existential economic dimension in that community
has been presented as alternatives changes to ensure the survival of local families facing
exclusion capitalist today. Since that association has provided services, solved social
problems, potential site developed and transformed the community. The structure of this study
was qualitative, descriptive; a structured questionnaire applied to the sample of nine (09)
members (as) as well as direct observation and informal conversations. With regard to
treatment of the data, use the analysis of Bardin (1997). As a result, we find the characteristics
of the Solidarity Economy: cooperation, solidarity, self-management and economic viability
are pretty well defined and practiced by members of the Community Association Site Two
Saws - Processing Unit Cashew Nuts. Consequently, the leftovers (profits) acquired by
members of that unit has given them a better life. In this respect, we realize that there is
already a local development in that community. For this, we realize that this work is very
important in the social and academic. In social because it is necessary that we change the
ways of production and consumption with a view that we need sustainable practices, in the
academic sense because we were sure that it is possible a new type of economy based on
equality and respect for others. Certainly learned these concepts in solidarity, leaving us now
put them into practice, so that we can have a local development, social emancipation and a
less unjust society.