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The objective of this study was to identify the structural guiding elements for the implementation of a telecommuting model in the post-pandemic scenario. The theoretical framework was based on specialized literature on telecommuting and organizational change, particularly drawing from the design structure proposed in Galbraith's Star Model. The research strategy is a case study type. The data analysis technique used was content analysis of interviews conducted with 24 leaders and employees of the cooperative related to the topic, generating 409 citations, 58 subcategories, and 5 analytical categories, which were systematized with the help of the software Atlas.ti 8.0. After data analysis, it was evident that the main structural (synthetic) elements for the implementation of the work model are consistent with the dimensions of the chosen theoretical framework: strategy, structure, processes and lateral capability, reward system, and people system. However, it was also possible to note that there are specific and significant structural (analytical) elements that need to be considered by organizations that aim to migrate to or implement a telecommuting model, considering the peculiarities of the specific context of the cooperative organization in this study.

This article explores how and by what means an emergent health commons is (re)produced in practice. Drawing on recent studies that consider the materiality of citizens' struggles over the commons, it adopts a more-than-human approach to commoning. Employing ethnographic research on a communal healthcare cooperative in a region of the Netherlands that faces depopulation and institutional failure, I argue that the durability of an emergent health commons is a continuous and contested achievement involving infrastructuring. To articulate the ongoing infrastructural work needed to create and maintain the commons, I employ insights from Maintenance and Repair Studies that explore maintenance as a practice of material care. By exploring the care for infrastructure ethnographically, I specify which aspects of the community healthcare practice, precisely, are maintained in common, and for whom. My analysis reveals that commoning 'opens up' new ways of organizing health and existing in common, but may not always sustain radical openness when the social arrangements of the commons transform into steel and bricks. The maintainability of health in common, I suggest, hinges as much on nurturing 'social' bonds as on how such bonds are variously infrastructured. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cooperatives are social economy societies that give priority to the interests of the members and/or the social purpose over capital. This relevance follows the Principles of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). This study focuses mainly on the cooperative principle of democratic and participatory management in the cooperative and the principle of equality. The cooperative principle of equality implies the absence of inequality or discrimination, among other aspects, due to gender. Therefore, regardless of gender, the member of the cooperative is entitled to participate in the cooperative activity and also in the organizational structure by being part of the social bodies that manage and administer the cooperative. One of the main purposes of the current proposal for the reform of the law that promotes the social economy (Draft Comprehensive Law) is to adapt the national text to the new economic and social requirements. Consequently, the regulatory proposal promotes the cooperative principle of equality through the effectiveness of equality between men and women and, in particular, in the management of the cooperative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The main purpose of this research was to assess how the profitability and liquidity of the company "Central de Cooperativas Mineras Rinconada y Lunar de Oro Limitada" were impacted by COVID-19 between the periods 2018 and 2022. This study is classified as basic and explanatory in nature, and it is non-experimental. For data collection, the documentation technique and observation were used, and the company's Balance Sheet and Income Statement were analyzed. The results indicate that, based on the analysis of profitability through Return on Assets (ROA), in 2019, it showed a negative value (-0.21). In contrast, in 2020, it recorded a value of 78.02. On the other hand, the analysis of Return on Equity (ROE) revealed a value of -0.14 in 2019, while in 2020, a significant value was recorded in the ratios (65.01). Regarding the liquidity of the mining company, the Current Ratio in 2019 was 15.46, and in 2020, it was 0.78. Furthermore, the Quick Ratio values were 15.46 in 2019 and 0.78 in 2020. Conclusions: the mining company experienced a significant decline in liquidity; however, it managed to maintain strong economic and financial profitability. Although a company may be profitable, the lack of liquidity represents a significant risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Ana Miljački conversa con Cristina Gamboa, arquitecta y cofundadora de la cooperativa Lacol en Barcelona. Juntas, discuten lo que significa el cooperativismo hoy, arrojando luz tanto sobre su historia como sobre el contexto y la práctica de Lacol. Profundizan en su dedicación al activismo y la participación; en el diseño de proyectos de vivienda cooperativa como La Borda y La Balma; y en los desafíos de una práctica que busca impulsar enfoques transformadores sobre la vida colectiva.

A diagnosis of the state of mechanization is carried out in a group of sugarcane production sites in the Cienfuegos province. The methodology used is based on a combination of methods where is carried out a targeted search for data on agricultural mechanization activity and a survey of personnel related to the activity. The collection of information covered a total of 11 cooperatives and basic agricultural production units that supply the aforementioned industry. The survey included a sample of 111 people, including all members of the Boards of Directors of the cooperatives and a group of qualified workers. The results of the work show a set of deficiencies, among them: an unsatisfactory state of the equipment, the excessive dependence of the production bases on the service units, little control of the quality of the work and poor maintenance management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

En José de la Quintana, la Hidroeléctrica San José Cooperativa Ltda. es la institución local que brinda el servicio de agua potable a los habitantes comprendidos dentro de su área de influencia. Frente al hecho de que la localidad no está formalmente constituida como comuna, la Hidroeléctrica se erige como uno de los actores fundamentales en la gobernanza del territorio y los recursos, en un marco de rápido crecimiento demográfico, un entorno natural con alto valor de conservación, y un contexto social complejo. Mediante un análisis de esta complejidad, que combinó métodos como la revisión documental, encuestas, entrevistas semiestructuradas, y un taller participativo, se identificaron múltiples desafíos —aunque también oportunidades— para la gestión cooperativista del servicio de agua potable en José de la Quintana. El presente trabajo buscó generar lineamientos tendientes a mejorar la gobernanza del servicio de agua potable basados en la planificación participativa y la cogestión, con vistas a resolver potenciales problemas colectivos y fortalecer la dinámica de la gestión cooperativista del recurso. Ello permitió inferir la posibilidad y necesidad de intervenir, a través de la institución mencionada, en la trama social, política y administrativa del territorio, con la gestión del servicio de agua potable como punto de entrada.

Tomando como insumo la etnografía realizada con objeto de la escritura de la tesis, pero realizando el recorte que demanda un artículo, me centraré en reconstruir tres puntos que dan cuenta de aspectos vinculados a la dimensión comunicativa, y que resultan ejemplos paradigmáticos de dimensiones constitutivas del vínculo entre cooperativistas y acompañantes, los cuales nos permiten advertir las huellas institucionales de la cárcel y la universidad en el modo de trabajo conjunto con la intención de advertir cómo se articulan, potencian o complejizan la relación en el marco de la experiencia extensionista. Asimismo, en las reuniones de producción los saberes jerarquizados se invertían en relación a los días de reunión general, y también el rol de lxs sujetxs. Lxs cooperativistas detentaban cierta autoridad en estos días, marcándose una asimetría en torno al saber que se construía de modo situacional y contextual – los días de producción primaban los saberes en torno a la tela, a diferencia de los días de reunión general, en los que primaba la palabra-, lo cual nos permite entender que los conocimientos que se ponen a dialogar deben ser comprendidos en vínculo con sus condiciones de enunciación y según el contexto. Son las diferencias las que se constituyen en punto de contacto y que deben hacerse inteligibles para el diálogo y trabajo con otrxs, las cuales pueden ser entendidas como saberes prácticos que se entrelazan con otros saberes en la experiencia, o en el “mientras tanto” se buscan otros diálogos de saberes conceptuales.

Purpose: The objective of the study is to analyze whether credit unions manage their accounting results, in order to smooth them through provision for bad debts (income smoothing), from a default perspective. Methodology: The sample reaches 938 unique cooperatives between the period from December 2010 to December 2018, with data from the Central Bank of Brazil, tested using the multiple regression statistical technique, in quarterly panels. Results: The variation in the stock of credit operations and the adjusted net income were not statistically significant in the model, however it was not possible to accept the hypothesis that credit unions use the allowance for loan losses (PPC) as a mechanism for managing results. The interest rate implicit in the result of income from credit operations was significant, and therefore related to the PPC variation, while the condition of free admission did not show statistical significance. The variation in default was significant in the model, with a negative coefficient, implying consistency with the earnings management hypothesis, since in a scenario of higher default (risk) the relationship is negative and, therefore, PPC levels are lower, avoiding potential negative results. Contributions of the Study: The results indicate the absence of earnings management by PPC in the sample and period, contributing to the discussion of the relationships between earnings management variables. This enables credit unions to reflect on their internal corporate governance structure. In addition, the evidence contributes to the progress of the literature on earnings manipulation in credit unions, for which there are few studies available and play an important role in the Brazilian market, ensuring funding flows to economic sectors not served by traditional banking institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This research aims to analyze whether credit unions manage their accounting results in order to smooth them through the provision for doubtful accounts (income smoothing), from a default perspective. Methodology: The sample reaches 938 unique cooperatives considering the period from December 2010 to December 2018, with data from the Central Bank of Brazil, tested using the multiple regression statistical technique, in quarterly panels. Results: The variation in the stock of credit operations and the adjusted net income were not statistically significant in the model, however it was not possible to accept the hypothesis that credit unions use the allowance for loan losses (PCLD) as a mechanism for managing results. The interest rate implicit in the result of income from credit operations was significant, and therefore related to the PCLD variation, while the condition of free admission did not show statistical significance. The variation in default was significant in the model, with a negative coefficient, implying consistency with the earnings management hypothesis, since in a scenario of higher default (risk) the relationship is negative and, therefore, PCLD levels are lower, avoiding potential negative results. Contributions of the Study: The results indicate the absence of earnings management by PCLD in the sample and period, contributing to the discussion of the relationships between earnings management variables. This enables credit unions to reflect on their internal corporate governance structure. In addition, the evidence contributes to the progress of the literature on earnings manipulation in credit unions, for which there are few studies available and play an important role in the Brazilian market, ensuring funding flows to economic sectors not served by traditional banking institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The objective of the study is to analyze whether credit unions manage their accounting results, in order to smooth them through provision for bad debts (income smoothing), from a default perspective. Methodology: The sample reaches 938 unique cooperatives between the period from December 2010 to December 2018, with data from the Central Bank of Brazil, tested using the multiple regression statistical technique, in quarterly panels. Results: The variation in the stock of credit operations and the adjusted net income were not statistically significant in the model, however it was not possible to accept the hypothesis that credit unions use the allowance for loan losses (PCLD) as a mechanism for managing results. The interest rate implicit in the result of income from credit operations was significant, and therefore related to the PCLD variation, while the condition of free admission did not show statistical significance. The variation in default was significant in the model, with a negative coefficient, implying consistency with the earnings management hypothesis, since in a scenario of higher default (risk) the relationship is negative and, therefore, PCLD levels are lower, avoiding potential negative results. Contributions of the Study: The results indicate the absence of earnings management by PCLD in the sample and period, contributing to the discussion of the relationships between earnings management variables. This enables credit unions to reflect on their internal corporate governance structure. In addition, the evidence contributes to the progress of the literature on earnings manipulation in credit unions, for which there are few studies available and play an important role in the Brazilian market, ensuring funding flows to economic sectors not served by traditional banking institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Within the specialized literature, there is a relative consensus in defining self-production as the main means of access to habitat for low-income social groups in Latin America. It is possible to define these individual or collective processes as decom-modified forms of habitat production, that is, productive forms that do not aim to obtain profit and that prioritize housing as a use value. This paper seeks to analyze some of the causes of a collective experience, paying particular attention to those organizational technologies that made the construction of housing solutions viable. In this sense, the research problem is restricted to the following questions. What are the dynamics of co-construction between social actors, organizational technologies, and artefactual housing solutions in a process of decom-modified production of habitat? How do these dynamics generate (or inhibit) inclusive development processes? To answer this question, the case of the Quilmes Consumer and Housing Cooperative Ltda. (Quilmes, GBA) will be analyzed from the Socio-Technical Analysis (AST). The information collection strategy was focused on the survey of secondary sources of information, an in-depth interview with the president of the Cooperative and field visits carried out in 2015. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ante la falta de recurso a modalidades modernas de transacciones, el problema principal del producto solidario radica en el mercado, donde se suman, entre otras cosas, la hegemonía de las grandes empresas, la competencia de empresas experimentadas y los rigurosos requisitos para obtener autorizaciones. A pesar de los múltiples esfuerzos realizados para valorizar dicho producto, el problema persiste. El mercado solidario figura entre las alternativas de mitigación implementadas por las autoridades públicas, lo que ha permitido apoyar a algunas cooperativas, pero sin respaldar a la mayoría, especialmente aquellas que no cuentan con las certificaciones necesarias. Tal exclusión insta a buscar nuevas funciones que puedan satisfacer a un gran número de cooperativas activas y, por ende, a una gran cantidad de población necesitada dispersa en general en el mundo rural. Esto es lo que nos proponemos descubrir a través de una investigación que constituye el fondo del presente artículo. Para ello, adoptamos un enfoque exploratorio impuesto por la constatación de que la literatura aún era virgen en cuanto a los zocos solidarios. Partiendo de una sección preliminar de contextualización, seguida de una presentación del zoco solidario de Larache y de sus cooperativas, campo de nuestra investigación, justificación de la elección del instrumento de investigación, aterrizamos en una sección final de análisis/discusión de los resultados, formulación de síntesis/conclusiones para abrir sugerencias de soluciones que esperamos contribuyan a mejorar las condiciones de vida de las poblaciones desfavorecidas.

Este estudio analiza la implementación de un proyecto pedagógico en un Frigorífico Recuperado en Argentina, basado en la educación popular y autogestión desde 2016. La metodología participativa adoptada facilitó la integración comunitaria y el empoderamiento de los trabajadores mediante la alfabetización y la educación secundaria para adultos. Los hallazgos revelan una mejora significativa en la sostenibilidad de la cooperativa y la autoestima de los participantes, subrayando la eficacia de combinar educación y acción comunitaria. La discusión resalta la importancia de las perspectivas pedagógicas críticas y la colaboración universitaria en contextos de marginación social. El trabajo concluye que la educación integrada en proyectos de autogestión fortalece las capacidades individuales y colectivas, contribuyendo a una transformación social sustentable.

La presente investigación está orientada a revisar el desarrollo de las denominadas empresas sociales, examinar cómo este tipo de emprendimientos puede contribuir a la redistribución de la renta y a su vez generar beneficios económicos en sectores vulnerables, contribuyendo a mejorar el nivel de vida de la población ecuatoriana, que en circunstancias de pospandemia evidencia un índice de desempleo abierto superior al 5%. En igual sentido, la pobreza multidimensional es mayor al 40%; con estos antecedentes, y sobre la base de la economía popular y solidaria, generar emprendimientos sociales que permitan superar estas difíciles condiciones. En esta orientación se examinan las características de las empresas sociales, su marco jurídico y su potencial de crecimiento a nivel país.

Los particulares vínculos de proximidad que han existido entre la experiencia jurídica vasca en materia de cooperativas y la cubana sustentan la pertinencia de examinar la posible repercusión de la Ley 11/2019 «De Cooperativas en Euskadi» en la isla. La exposición que sigue comienza explicando la perspectiva que se asume respecto a los estudios de comparación jurídica, haciendo énfasis en su presencia y necesidad en sede de Derecho Cooperativo. A continuación, se procede a analizar por separado distintos aspectos contenidos en la Ley 11/2019 «De Cooperativas de Euskadi» que por su carácter avanzado y/o novedoso revisten interés para el cooperativismo cubano, argumentando los espacios y la necesidad de acoger los progresos que introduce la referida disposición vascuence. Recibido: 02 junio 2023 Aceptado: 20 noviembre 2023

Antecedentes: La producción de los sistemas hortícolas requiere acciones enfocadas en la reconversión a sistemas agroecológicos sustentables, dado que son sistemas muy susceptibles a cambios climáticos. El estudio se focalizo en evaluar el nivel de aplicación de los principios de la agroecología. Metodología: Se aplicó el paso cero, uno y dos de la herramienta de evaluación del desempeño de la agroecología (TAPE). Resultados: Los resultados del paso O mostraron que las fincas, varían en tamaño de 0.7 a 7 ha-1, las precipitaciones oscilaron de 1,120 a 1,367 mm en el 2022. El 78.8% de las fincas no son diversificadas. Los resultados del Paso 1 (CAETsTotal), los porcentajes variaron entre el 27.3% y el 54.4%. En general, el 15.15% de los asociados alcanzaron CAETs con valores superiores al 50%, y dentro de esos mejores CAETs el 100% fueron obtenidos por varones, el CAET-total alcanzó valores promedios de 41.5%, el CAET-Finca 24.7% y para el CAET Social 55.6%, lo que indica que el CAET-Social influenció en mayor medida el valor del CAET-Total que el CAET-Finca, que obtuvo 30 % menos en comparación con los otros CAETs. El Paso 2 mostró un índice de desempeño multifuncional (DMF) con valores entre 9 y 2 siendo positivos para todos los asociados. Conclusión: Todas las fincas mostraron debilidades de tenencia de la tierra por parte de la mujer, diversidad alimentaria y biodiversidad. El 12.12% de los productores tienen un desempeño económico negativo. El CAET-Total solo explica el 36% del comportamiento del DMF de las fincas.

A principios del siglo XXI, comenzaron a gestarse las primeras experiencias cooperativistas de cafeticultores en la Sierra Otomí-tepehua, resultado de la suma de esfuerzos del sector social, privado y público. Entre ellas destaca la cooperativa Ñu-Xahoi, integrada por socios indígenas, dedicados a la producción y comercialización de café orgánico. El presente trabajo tiene como objetivo comprender los procesos organizativos de dicha organización, que integra principios cooperativos y principios vinculados a su cultura. La metodología empleada es la etnográfica. Los instrumentos de investigación fue la observación participante, notas de campo y entrevistas semiestructuradas dirigidas a los socios; así como entrevistas a profundidad orientadas a las autoridades y vecinos de sus comunidades. Entre los hallazgos se encontró que la cooperativa Ñu-Xahoi, se rige bajo esquemas de organización comunitaria, primando el trabajo colectivo, democrático y autogestivo para resolver el problema de comercialización de café; respetando a la naturaleza, a través del correcto aprovechamiento de sus bienes; así como generando condiciones de vida más justas para sus familias y sus comunidades.

Coop57 es una cooperativa de servicios financieros éticos y solidarios. Su función principal es la financiación de proyectos de economía social y solidaria. Este artículo se centra en una descripción del proyecto: origen, principios y valores, modelo organizativo y evolución reciente. Coop57 representa un ejemplo de alternativa financiera ética y solidaria.

Dentro de la bibliografía especializada, existe un relativo consenso en definir la autoproducción como el medio principal de acceso al hábitat para los grupos sociales de bajos ingresos en América Latina. Es posible definir estos procesos individuales o colectivos como formas desmercantilizadas de producir hábitat, es decir, formas productivas que no tienen por objetivo la obtención de ganancia y que priorizan la vivienda como valor de uso. Este trabajo busca analizar algunas de las causas de una experiencia colectiva, prestando particular atención a aquellas tecnologías de organización que viabilizaron la construcción de soluciones habitacionales. En este sentido, el problema de investigación se restringe a las siguientes preguntas. ¿Cómo son las dinámicas de co-construcción entre actores sociales, tecnologías de organización y soluciones habitacionales artefactuales en un proceso de producción desmercantilizada de hábitat?. ¿Cómo estas dinámicas generan (o inhiben) procesos de desarrollo inclusivo?. Para responder este interrogante, se analizará desde el Análisis Socio-Técnico (AST) el caso de la Cooperativa de Consumo y Vivienda Quilmes Ltda. (Quilmes, GBA). La estrategia de recolección de información estuvo centrada en el relevamiento de fuentes secundarias de información, una entrevista en profundidad realizada al presidente de la Cooperativa y visitas de campo realizadas en el año 2015.

The focus of the work is to assist the formalization of a handicraft cooperative, due to spontaneous demand of a residents' association with the professional master's degree in intellectual property and technology transfer to innovation (PROFNIT-UNICENTO), whose purpose of this report consisted of describing. The initial part of this process, namely, analyze the business context from the SWOT matrix tool. Analyzes were developed to substantiate decision making, analyzed strengths and weaknesses, threats and opportunity (internal and external). Data collection was made possible from documents, by observations and interviews, while data analysis was made possible by documentary analysis and content analysis. The main result was the construction of the SWOT matrix, with joint analysis and notes of possible solutions to the identified points, including the need for formalization (opportunity), as there are already strengths (know-how, established and prospected partnerships, etc.). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Los servicios se han convertido en una fuerza económica altamente dominante donde el principal valor de la logística ha sido poder atender los requerimientos del cliente, al mismo tiempo que mantiene su eficacia en los costos. Es por esto que cualquier estrategia de servicio para ser exitosa debe tener un adecuado diseño del sistema logístico que es el que garantiza la materialización de la adquisición del producto o servicio por parte del cliente, en el lugar y en el momento que lo necesita. Al tener que adaptarse a un entorno económico altamente cambiante el sector no estatal compite también por avalar la factibilidad de su implementación en función del desarrollo socioeconómico de la nación, razón por la cual se pretende con este trabajo mostrar los principales resultados en la cooperativa no agropecuaria Atelier La Moda a partir de la aplicación de un grupo de acciones que contribuyen a mejorar el desempeño del servicio logístico al cliente.

El propósito de este artículo consiste en presentar el sector cooperativo de la ciudad de San Luis en Argentina reconocido hasta mayo de 2022. El trabajo sistematiza una serie de antecedentes específicos de otras contribuciones relevantes que, en el marco de la Economía Social y Solidaria (ESS), realizaron investigaciones similares en otros territorios de este país y en América Latina. Se consultaron fuentes de información secundaria, las cuales fueron procesadas en una caracterización que pretende proporcionar insumos para abordajes posteriores que contribuyan a visibilizar y fortalecer el sector. En el desarrollo, se muestra que el mercado de trabajo formal se encuentra fuertemente concentrado en actores privados, o bien, en organismos públicos; esto revela que escasos trabajadores se encuentran registrados en actividades cooperativas como parte del sector de la ESS en San Luis.

Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo buscar o aprofundamento da política de distribuição das sobras operacionais em cooperativas, com um olhar para possíveis disfuncionalidades nas decisões coletivas dos seus conselhos de cooperados, utilizando como base a Teoria da Ignorância Pluralística. A pesquisa se deu de forma qualitativa, por meio de entrevistas com gestores e cooperados de duas cooperativas, sendo uma do setor agrícola e outra do setor financeiro. Os resultados indicam esvaziamento nas reuniões anuais das cooperativas, cujas decisões sobre aa destinação das sobras operacionais são tomadas por poucos e fortemente influenciada pelas recomendações dos gerentes e conselho de administração. Ainda, foi observado um possível efeito da Ignorância Pluralística, onde individualmente os cooperados se posicionam a favor da distribuição das sobras, porém adotam uma postura de omissão na votação, por acreditar que seus pares seguirão a posição indicado pelos administradores. Estes resultados são fundamentais para reflexões, porque os princípios fundamentais do cooperativismo ficam desiquilibrado quando os cooperados não percebem os direitos igualitários nas deliberações.

The purpose of this article is to present the cooperative sector of the city of San Luis recognized until May 2022. The work systematizes a series of specific antecedents of other relevant contributions that, within the framework of the Social and Solidarity Economy, carried out similar investigations. in other territories of our country and in Latin America. Secondary information sources were consulted, which were processed in a characterization that aims to provide inputs for subsequent approaches that contribute to making the sector visible and strengthening. In the development, it is shown that the formal labor market is strongly concentrated in private actors, or in public organizations; This reveals that few workers are registered in cooperative activities as part of the SSE sector in San Luis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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La acción cooperativa ha significado uno de los pilares necesarios para la consecución de los planteamientos de la Agenda 2030 y de los ODS. La experiencia de la cooperativa agroecológica La Camperola, localizada en las comarcas del sur de Alicante, muestra un impulso de los valores cooperativos y de estrategias vinculadas a plantear nuevas pautas de producción distribución consumo en el ámbito de agroalimentación, sobre todo en espacios rurales y periurbanos. Desde sus orígenes, hace casi una década, hasta las nuevas estrategias de resiliencia en el contexto de pandemia sanitaria, se evoca la necesidad de contribuir con nuevos parámetros de emprendimiento colectivo y de diversificación económica que posibilite, al menos, el sustento de una actividad agraria alternativa a la gran distribución agroalimentaria monopolizada. Por ende, se analizan sus repercusiones socioterritoriales, económicas y ambientales, fundamentadas en un proyecto cooperativo vinculado a la red de economía social y solidaria, la soberanía alimentaria, la agroecología, el consumo político responsable, y la educación transformadora, entre otras. Sin embargo, los cambios son constantes y las exigencias de un emprendimiento social no convencional generan importantes contradicciones que cabe constatar.

El proceso de reformas en Cuba iniciado en 2011 se ha planteado ampliar los modos de participación económica y política impulsando diversas formas de producción y reproducción de la vida (cooperativa y privada). Los cambios se han sucedido de manera vertiginosa y no con la coherencia y sistematicidad precisas para hacerlos conscientes, relacionarlos con la cotidianidad y realizar un seguimiento de sus impactos posibles. Este proceso ha dado motivo a una amplia confrontación de ideas y prácticas en torno a las medidas que inciden en el rumbo estratégico del país. En tales confrontaciones, las mujeres han jugado un papel relevante, pues los cambios han afectado a la estructura socio clasista y agudizado otros patrones de desigualdad, con marcada diferencia sobre las vidas de las mujeres. La nueva Constitución aprobada en 2019 reconoce la diversificación de formas productivas y de propiedad en Cuba (mixta, privada, asociativa), ponderando la «propiedad socialista de todo el pueblo» como forma principal de apropiación de los medios productivos fundamentales. Una coherente articulación de las diversas formas productivas y de propiedad potencia el desarrollo local descentralizado; el despliegue de la ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación, la economía inclusiva y popular, cooperada y solidaria; la apertura al capital extranjero; el fomento y desarrollo de nuevos sectores económicos con gran incidencia social (energía y minas, agricultura y ganadería, biotecnología); la separación de funciones entre el sistema administrativo y el empresarial. Tales metas suponen una nueva relación entre el Estado y la sociedad, y asimismo sobre las mujeres cubanas.

Cooperative intercooperation from its social dimension allows the consolidation of the cooperative movement, the strengthening of its identity and the elevation of its social management capacity. From a multidimensional and inter-actors' approach that generates an impact on the development of the territories, a procedure is proposed for cooperative intercooperation based on the fulfillment of Social Responsibility. To achieve this purpose, a qualitative research was carried out, where the historical-logical, dialectical and systemic methods were used as theoretical methods, as well as measurement as an empirical method. Associated to them, the procedure of analysis and synthesis and the documentary analysis technique were applied. The theoretical-methodological conception of the cooperative intercooperation process and its contribution to Social Responsibility, the characterization of the current state of relations between cooperatives in terms of the materialization of such responsibility and the determination of the components that integrate the procedure for cooperative intercooperation in terms of the fulfillment of Social Responsibility are offered as results. The main impacts are associated to the intercooperation actions, as well as to the design and execution of projects of greater scope and incidence in the level and quality of life of the population.

The social and economic challenges in the post-pandemic will be multiple. In the Argentine case, the impact of Covid-19 on youth will have severe consequences for the world of work, especially in relation to the worsening of precariousness; the deterioration of the labor condition; the expansion of the digital precariat. etc. This work from a qualitative perspective investigates a platform cooperative project, promoted from a technology-based cooperative in Argentina. The text discusses the complex intersections between cooperatives and digital platforms; Stories of the experience are exposed, giving an account of its roots, causes and gestation, at the same time that the uniqueness of this innovative collective construction is raised as a source of future investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Este trabajo aborda las estrategias de gobierno, asociativas y socio-productivas que desplegaron las cooperativas agropecuarias pampeanas para competir con éxito en el marco de políticas agrarias y cooperativas que tendían a favorecer a las agroindustriales más capitalizadas, fundamentalmente entre 1960 y mediados de 1980. Para ello, recuperamos las potencialidades heurísticas de la reducción de escala. La cooperativa Agrícola de Monte Maíz Ltda. (radicada en el sur este de la provincia de Córdoba) nos habilita una puerta de entrada para pensar en la interrelación entre las características de la estructura organizativa e institucional que se gesta en cada contexto y las disposiciones más duraderas que forman parte del perfil institucional que va cristalizando en estas empresas. Para ello, apelamos a un conjunto variado de fuentes entre las que se encuentran censos agropecuarios, documentos institucionales y entrevistas.

La crisis del modelo de desarrollo en Colombia se ha visto reflejada en la crisis civilizatoria y el impacto ha sido particularmente en el sector rural. En este artículo se busca analizar alternativas de desarrollo rural con el fin de generar propuestas para la post pandemia en el sector rural en Colombia a través de una metodología cualitativa basada en un método de revisión de la literatura. Inicialmente, se presentan algunos elementos teóricos sobre los modelos de desarrollo rural implementados en Colombia. Finalmente se proponen alternativas alrededor de la economía solidaria y particularmente para el sector cooperativo, el cual cobra fuerza en el debate actual como potencial modelo de desarrollo para nuevos horizontes civilizatorios en el marco de post pandemia. Se presentan cuatro estrategias que podrían desarrollar las organizaciones solidarias: la conformación de organizaciones de segundo piso que tengan peso en la gobernanza participativa de sus territorios, ser lideres en la prestación del servicio de asistencia técnica, generar autonomía de sus asociados mediante el fortalecimiento de la identidad y ofrecer opciones de distribución y comercialización a partir de la recuperación de lo local.

As cooperativas da agricultura familiar na última década tem apresentado um papel fundamentação para o escoamento da produção da agricultura familiar. Esse estudo tem o objetivo de analisar os aspectos evolutivo na criação e regularização das cooperativas da agricultura familiar do Estado de Alagoas. Para atingir o objetivo, utilizou como instrumento de coleta de dados, questionário de pesquisas exploratória descritivo de natureza qualitativa. Os resultados apontaram que houve uma evolução significativa na criação e regularização dessas cooperativas na últimas duas década, essa evolução se deu basicamente por dois motivos: o primeiro devido a criação de políticas de comercialização como por exemplo o PAA e o PNAE; e, segundo, pôr as cooperativas apresentarem uma maior segurança jurídica. A manutenção dessas cooperativas regularizadas no âmbito fiscal, tributário, sanitário e ambiental é primordial, porém, depende da manutenção das políticas governamentais de comercialização, do intercooperativíssimo e abertura de novos mercados.

Este artigo trata da caracterização da participação das sociedades cooperativas em licitações promovidas pela Administração Pública. Seu objetivo principal é verificar a utilização da política de compras governamentais no cumprimento do mandamento constitucional de apoio e estímulo ao cooperativismo. A pesquisa teve como referência o histórico de vedações, limitações, estímulos e possibilidades da participação de cooperativas nas contratações públicas, considerando preceitos legais que envolvem as licitações como instrumento de promoção do desenvolvimento nacional sustentável. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa, com utilização de procedimento de análise de conteúdo nos dados referentes aos pregões realizados no período de 2013 a 2018. Como resultado, verificou-se que as sociedades cooperativas possuem pouca representatividade quantitativa e financeira nas contratações públicas realizadas no período analisado.

The growth of organizations and consequently the increase in their structural complexity, have required greater competence in the formulation and execution of strategies that make it possible to overcome growing market demands in order to achieve their purposes. Thus, there is a need for professional management and structuring of corporate governance mechanisms. In this sense, this study aimed to analyze the level of adoption of Corporate Governance practices in Cooperatives in Western Paraná. This study, in its methodological path, used a multicase study with the application of a questionnaire adapted from Araújo (2010). Data collection took place during the PECSOL course, run by UNICAFES with agricultural and credit cooperatives, all located in western Paraná. When analyzing the set of cooperatives, on average they are at a level of adoption of corporate governance practices in consolidation. However, it is understood that there are many opportunities for studies and improvement in practices aimed at corporate governance mechanisms, as well as in the structuring and professionalization of management, in expanding the qualifications of boards and directors, as well as in the performance of these members in decision-making processes. decisions based on deeper discussions and improvement of communication to encourage involvement and action, both between cooperative and cooperative members, and in the relationship between cooperative members and cooperatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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