SOLIDARITY ECONOMY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FIGHT POVERTY IN UNDEVELOPED REGIONS: THE CASE OF THE COOPERATIVE OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS COOPERATIVES IN ALAGOAS IN THE YEAR 2021
Solidarity Economy, Alagoas, Recyclable Material Cooperatives
The problems of social and economic origin that exist in underdeveloped economies are partly a consequence of the process of concentration of wealth on the part of a minority of the population. Another characteristic that can be observed in underdeveloped economies is in relation to their labor supply, which, in general, have an unlimited supply of labor. The state of Alagoas has the worst HDI in the country, 0.631 and a nominal per capita income of R$796, ahead only of the state of Maranhão. The GINI index of the distribution of family income per capita in 2020 was 0.51, however, when the benefits of government social programs are removed, the GINI index for the region is 0.623. Contrary to this capitalist production model, we find the solidary forms of production, which are grouped in cooperatives or associations with the objective of generating employment and income for the most fragile part of society. Based on a quantitative and descriptive methodology, the work has as general objective to characterize the cooperatives of recyclable material collectors in Alagoas, analyzing the socioeconomic profile of the enterprises seeking to highlight production, income and vulnerability issues.