(Mis)matches between institutions and social and solidarity economy in Catalonia

  • Patricia Homs Ramírez de la Piscina GRECO, Universitat de Barcelona; L’Aresta Cooperativa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/raso.65613
Keywords: Cooperatives, crisis, resilience, institutions, social and solidarity economy
Agencies: La autora quiere agradecer el soporte del proyecto “Grassroots Economics: Meaning, Project and Practice in the Pursuit of Livelihood” [GRECO], PI Narotzky, European Research Council Advanced Grant 2012, IDEAS-ERC FP7, Project Number: 323743, 2013–2018, durante la presente investigación.

Abstract

Since 2008, structural adjustment policies have deregulated the labor market in Spain. After the destruction of thousands of jobs over the last years, the social and solidarity economy and, in particular, worker cooperatives have been pointed out as more "resilient" enterprises during periods of crisis. Some institutions have taken measures to promote this "faster recovery" sector by making direct investments in social and solidarity economy projects, providing bureaucratic and financial facilities and offering advice and free training in this area. The article addresses the role of institutions in the current growth of the social and solidarity economy in Catalonia and the effects of this close relationship through various ethnographic cases. Are the practices being socialized or are they being emptied of their political content? Who is setting up the agenda for this articulation? What are the greatest tensions that emerge in these relationships? What are the effects of this growth for cooperative workers?

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Published
2019-09-17
How to Cite
Homs Ramírez de la Piscina, P. (2019). (Mis)matches between institutions and social and solidarity economy in Catalonia. Revista de Antropología Social, 28(2), 227-246. https://doi.org/10.5209/raso.65613
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Vol. 28 No. 2 (2019): Social and solidarity economy, social entrepreneurship and popular economy in post-crisis society
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Monographic

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