Development of Community and Agricultural Associations through Social and Solidarity Economy with Collaboration of University

Jimmy Landaburú-Mendoza (), León Arguello, Néstor Montalván-Burbano, Lady Chunga-Montalván and Roberto Pico-Saltos
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Jimmy Landaburú-Mendoza: Faculty of Social, Economic and Financial Sciences, Quevedo State Technical University, Quevedo 120304, Ecuador
León Arguello: Faculty of Social, Economic and Financial Sciences, Quevedo State Technical University, Quevedo 120304, Ecuador
Lady Chunga-Montalván: Faculty of Economics and Business, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil (UCSG), Guayaquil 090150, Ecuador
Roberto Pico-Saltos: Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Quevedo State Technical University, Quevedo 120301, Ecuador

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-25

Abstract: The Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) is a unique economic model that addresses contemporary community problems by democratising the economy through activities that promote sustainability, solidarity, and collective prosperity. Research on the SSE has increased in recent years, showing its potential as an alternative to dominant economic schemes. This article aims to analyse how the SSE can contribute to sustainability in rural sector associations in Ecuador through the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method. This method empowers various stakeholders, including the community, associations, and the university, to be actively involved in designing, developing, and implementing solutions to alleviate their problems. The results show that in the context of a developing country, this active participation, interaction, and commitment can identify the various problems that the rural sector and its associations are experiencing. This situation allows for possible joint action solutions, involving people who usually do not have decision-making power or are vulnerable, by diagnosing their socio-economic conditions and establishing a training programme where knowledge production is democratic, thus combining theoretical and practical elements according to the needs detected.

Keywords: Social and Solidarity Economy; communities; socio-economic development; Participatory Action Research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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