Empreendimentos de economia solidária e desenvolvimento local sustentável na Amazônia paraense: fatores que influenciam para o desempenho de cooperativas de produção

Abstract

The research examines cooperativism under solidarity economy and sustainable development approaches. The research aims a further understanding about the factors that influence on cooperatives performance. Particularly, the research concentrates on politicalinstitutional, organisational and management factors that influence on cooperatives of production performance and results. The research is a multiple case studies based on two cooperatives of production located in Pará state, Brazil. The theoretical framework is based on solidarity economy and local sustainable development and the economics transformations that may result from these new approaches that use cooperativism and local potentialities as a way for natural resources management and local sustainable development achievements. The data gathered from the selected case studies show that cooperatives performance e results derivate from internal and external factors such as: support from external organisations (governmental and non governmental organisations); capacity building for working in the sense of cooperativism; knowledge about cooperativism philosophies; participation in socioproductive networks; access to external financial resources; productive practices integrated with natural resources management; and, formal education.