El aporte de las cooperativas a las políticas públicas y el territorio: un análisis de las mediciones estadísticas en Argentina

Abstract

Introduction: In recent decades, national public authorities and international organizations have become growingly interested in cooperative organization and recognize its possibility to contribute social, economic and environmental problems approach. Methodology: The methodology of this research is based on a public policies analytical model that aims to understand the logic that underlies political institutions and actors involved in public interventions’ actions with respect to their contribution to solve collective problems. Results: The paper studies the role of cooperatives in public policies based on the analysis of public interventions of national scope given in Argentina from 2003 to 2015. Also, the different sources of information available in the country that could disclose the actions carried out by these entities are identified and analyzed. Conclusions: There is a need to register and measure cooperatives’ economic and social importance and the impact of their participation in public policies in order to attain better understanding of the sector’s reality, strengthen its positive image and publicize this form of organization.