A economia solidária no mercado capitalista: o caso da “Cooperativa Grande Sertão”

Abstract

Research on Solidarity Economy is becoming increasingly relevant in a scenario where other forms of economics are constantly being studied, to the detriment of the capitalist system. In this context, it was proposed in this study, the general objective of analyzing the processes of constitution and development of the Cooperative of Family Farmers and Agroextrativists Grande Sertão Ltda., At the moment of insertion of it in the capitalist context. To meet the proposed objective, we used the case study research strategy. The research instruments used involved documentary analysis, through inspection of reports such as the Final Report of the General Meeting, Bylaws, Statements of Surplus and Losses and Balance Sheet of the last years. The data collected during the research were analyzed quantitatively and / or qualitatively, whenever one or the other form was necessary. The results demonstrate that solidarity economy ventures have financial incentives to remain in the capitalist market, suffer pressure and shakes in their structure at all times, receive deal with competition from capitalist companies, but when they have a structure based on solidarity and cooperation, preserve their roots and constitutive principles. Thus, it is believed that the pressures exerted on the Grande Sertão Cooperative did not cause the solidarity enterprise to surrender to the system and become a capitalist company. It is concluded that the SS translates into resistance on the part of the workers, even though it cannot be a form of direct resistance to the capitalist model.