Solidarity Economy - In search of essential elements of sustainability and solidarity

This article discusses the topics sustainability and solidarity in the form of a bibliography research of the Brazilian literature on the field Solidarity Economy, trying to extract from it the requirements to denote solidarity economic enterprises such as constructs. It was found that 16 groups of analysis may be adequate to encompass the elements and traits advocated by the researchers included in the ES literature review performed. These groups are divided by the dimensions of sociopolitical, economic and environmental. Additionally, having found the existence of relevant factors that cut across the three dimensions, they were grouped under the name transversal, constituting a fourth sphere of observation. It was noted be viable to transform the results of research into an input for future investigations that led to the creation of methods for evaluation the stage of sustainability and solidarity of organizations in the other economy.

本文以巴西团结经济（Solidarity Economy）领域的文献综述研究为载体，围绕可持续性与团结性两大主题展开探讨，旨在从中提取用于界定作为研究构念的团结经济企业的核心要件。研究发现，16组分析维度足以涵盖本次ES文献综述纳入的相关研究学者所主张的各类要素与特征。这些分析维度可划分为社会政治、经济与环境三大维度。此外，研究发现存在贯穿三大维度的相关影响因素，故将其归为跨维度类别，构成第四个观测范畴。研究表明，可将本次研究结果作为未来研究的输入素材，进而开发出用于评估其他经济体中各类组织的可持续性与团结性发展阶段的评价方法。