De catadores de rua a recicladores cooperados: um estudo de caso sobre a formação e a gestão de uma cooperativa de reciclagem

Abstract

The present research analyses the way each person builds up and takes part into the solidary management process. It was tried to interpret the organize process of a kind of Solidary Economy which is insert into the pratical and theorical of the cooperativism and the Solidary Economy, taking into consideration the specific characteristics of these organizations, which break up with the economical matter, getting important political and social dimensions. It was chosen a recycling organization and the considered approach for the study of such fenomena was the qualitative one, developed trough the case study of interpretivist nature which used three collect data strategies: non-participative observation, interviews and document analysis. The field research permitted a kind of interpretation which takes into consideration three distinct moments of the case: its formation, construction and organizational dynamic experience. It was possible to conclude that the case presents insights and open doors to reflect about solidary enterprise not only for a possible action for the local development, but also as an organizational arrangement that influences social and political aspects of its workers.