APORTE DE LAS COOPERATIVAS DE TRANSPORTE AL DESARROLLO DE LA ECONOMÍA POPULAR Y SOLIDARIA EN LA PROVINCIA DE MANABÍ DURANTE EL AÑO 2016

Abstract

The popular and solidary economic sector is organized in such a way that it integrates the organizations of the Popular and Solidarity Economy (EPS) and the Popular and Solidary Financial Sector (SFPS). Within the cooperative sector in Ecuador there are currently approximately 3,932 cooperatives, which are concentrated in the savings and credit, transportation, housing, production, consumption and other services groups; And only the first three groups bring together 99% of cooperatives in the country. Manabí has 7.8% of the national transport co-operatives, with a greater concentration in the Chone cantons with 12.86%, Manta with 19.29%, and Portoviejo with 31.43%, totaling 63.52% among the three. Considering these aspects, the present research had the purpose of "Analyzing the contribution made by transport cooperatives to the development of the Popular and Solidarity Economy (EPS) in the province of Manabí during the period 2016", a process that was carried out through the Development of a research methodology focused on the collection of bibliography as well as field information from which the most important results were obtained; 80.81% of the respondents pointed out that being a member of a cooperative has allowed them to provide a better education to their children; In the same way 66.92% emphasized having achieved better financial security; For example, with the contribution of the transport sector to the GDP of the province of 7.1%, being the fifth most important item.