Economia solidária como alternativa ao combate a pobreza em regiões subdesenvolvidas: o caso das cooperativas de catadores de materiais recicláveis em Alagoas no ano de 2021

Abstract

The problems of social and economic origin existing in underdeveloped economies are, in part, a consequence of the process of concentration of wealth by a minority portion of the population. One of the characteristics that can be observed in underdeveloped economies is in relation to their labor force, which, in general, has an unlimited supply and low qualification. Although over the period comprising the years 2010 and 2020 there have been improvements in some social and economic indicators in Brazil, the country still has a high rate of unemployment and social inequality, causing a large part of its population to live in conditions of poverty, as a result of the prevailing economic model. Against the grain of this competitive model of production, we observe the emergence of solidary forms of production, where the excluded part of society finds opportunity through the union of individuals in an enterprise whose objective is to generate employment and income. Based on a qualitative and descriptive methodology, the work has the general objective of characterizing the cooperatives of recyclable material collectors in Alagoas, analyzing the socioeconomic profile of the members of these enterprises, seeking to highlight issues of production, income and vulnerability.