Income insecurity in agricultural activity and its influence on the social and solidarity economy in Ecuador

This study analyzes how agricultural income insecurity has affected the creation of productive enterprises in the social and solidarity economy of Ecuador. It draws on several studies of the main causes of agricultural income insecurity and their subsequent evaluation, the status of peasant agricult...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Barreno Benaviddes, Luis Enrique, López Paredes, Héctor Alejandro, López Paredes, Marco Vinicio, Gonzáles Franco, Gardenia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/20350
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/economia/article/view/20350
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Agrarian reform
income insecurity
productive undertakings
social and solidarity economy
reforma agraria
precarización salarial
emprendimientos productivos
economía social y solidaria.
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Sumario:This study analyzes how agricultural income insecurity has affected the creation of productive enterprises in the social and solidarity economy of Ecuador. It draws on several studies of the main causes of agricultural income insecurity and their subsequent evaluation, the status of peasant agriculture, and the historical evolution of social and solidarity economy enterprises. It accompanies this bibliographical review with field research focused on actors involved in productive enterprises – represented by peasant organizations from the social and solidarity economy based in the northwestern part of Pichincha province (Ecuador) – through a survey and several meetings to identify the reasons behind their ventures and confirm whether they conform with the social and solidarity economy policy. The results allow recognition of new forms of entrepreneurship through associativity, as well as providing information to government entities for future policies that encourage the development of this sector of the economy.