Solidarity and the origins of solidarity credit cooperativism

Abstract

The emergence of cooperatives has its roots in solidarity. Studies reinforce the importance of this for cooperative rural credit solidarity. This study identified actions that represent solidarity in the context of solidarity rural credit cooperatives. The theoretical basis used the actions of the solidarity economy by Beland (2013) and the paths of the solidarity economy by Migliaro (2018). Data were collected from a structured interview, carried out with the directors of the cooperative and people indicated by them, totaling 7 interviewees. The data was processed using the documentary method developed by Bohnsack based on the works of Mannheim, 1922, which seeks, from qualitative analysis, to extract the information necessary to conclude the study. After describing the interviews, the data is classified and the analysis is carried out at 3 levels: immanent, expressive and documentary. The results showed a total of 11 solidarity actions, namely: access to credit, support for basic structures, family financial education, stimulus to job creation, stimulus to savings, stimulus to local development, social inclusion, intercooperation, sense of belonging and relationship with the community.