Modelos de integración económica solidaria: teoría y acción

Abstract

This book collects the results of the research project “Validation of solidarity-based economic integration models/methodologies in Antioquia and Santander,” whose objectives were to analyze theoretically recognized models and reflect on the conceptual and methodological elements that should be addressed in depth to make these models guide action and aspire to a different, inclusive economy. Additionally, it presents the results of the joint efforts between the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia and the Special Administrative Unit of Solidarity Organizations, attached to the Ministry of Labor, under Research Agreement 013 of 2016. First, the contents and implications of economic integration are addressed from solidarity, for which some elements of economic theory are presented, in contrast to the construct that comes from the theory of solidarity economy. Then, the models identified in the literature (referred to as proto-models) are characterized, noting asymmetries among them in terms of the form of their semantic, syntactic and pragmatic properties. The last part of the book describes the experiences that are part of the project, derived from its action research methodology and put into practice as social realities that have already initiated or hope to initiate integration processes, so that, in demanding the application of the models, their strengths and weaknesses become evident for future academic construction.