As características da economia solidária na associação de produtores de castanhas de caju em Serra Branca/PB.

Abstract

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.