La economía popular y solidaria como alternativa al modelo laboral neoliberal

Abstract

Abstract: The last two governments have tried to establish neoliberal policies and a neoliberal labor market through reforms of the labor code. Therefore, this research analyzes the social economy and the Ecuadorian proposal: Popular and Solidarity Economy (PSE), as an alternative to the neoliberal labor market. To achieve this, a descriptive qualitative research was carried out, analyzing the two study variables, the Popular and Solidarity Economy and the neoliberal labor market and its proposals and working mechanisms. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of PSE organizations. It was found that the organizational, associative and cooperative model proposed by the PSE benefits the Ecuadorian labor market by creating sources of employment, training and improving the skills of its members, and solving social problems. On the other hand, it was noted that the neoliberal labor market makes work and labor relations precarious, violates workers' rights, increases poverty and inequality, and reduces people's quality of life.