Competition and Cooperation Among Working Women in the Context of Structural Adjustment: The Case of Street Vendors in la Paz-El Alto, Bolivia

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 259-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Agadjanian
Keyword(s):  
Structural Adjustment ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Social Body ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Competition And Cooperation ◽  
The Social ◽  
El Alto

This case study of women street vendors in La Paz-El Alto, Bolivia, examines the dynamics of competition and cooperation among this group of poor working women in the context of economic structural adjustment and political pluralization. It is argued that the economic and political reforms not only increase street vendors’insecurities, but may also undermine the potential for their broad-based solidarity and collective actions. Extreme competition in the overcrowded street commerce, diminishing returns, and disillusionment with traditional forms of workers’ organization hinder cooperation among street vendors and fragment the social body of the street marketplace, often by further reinforcing its gender, class, ethnoracial, and religious fault lines.

scholarly journals Análisis del abandono estudiantil en universidades ecuatorianas: estudio de caso, Universidad Técnica de Manabí

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Tarazona Meza ◽  
Yamila Roque Doval ◽  
Antonio Vázquez Pérez ◽  
José Gabriel Espinosa Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Social Inclusion ◽  
The State ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Student Dropout ◽  
College Career ◽  
The Social ◽  
El Alto ◽  
The University ◽  
Impacto Económico

Entre los avances espectaculares que a nivel social y económico se reportan en los últimos años con la apertura de la Revolución Ciudadana en el Ecuador, cabe destacar el incremento de las posibilidades de acceso a las universidades de las clases menos favorecidas; pero paradójicamente ha surgido de manera asociada otro de los grandes males que afecta a la institución  universitaria,  que resulta el  alto  porcentaje de estudiantes  que abandonan  los estudios antes de finalizarlos, con un impacto económico negativo para los esfuerzos que realiza el estado en este sentido. En el trabajo se presenta un análisis teórico vinculado con los problemas del abandono de los estudios universitarios en el mundo, en  Latinoamérica  y especialmente en la Universidad Técnica de Manabí, donde se propone un caso de estudio con el objetivo de profundizar en la problemática, develar sus causas y proponer un conjunto de medidas encaminadas a reducir las consecuencias de esa problemática social.  Palabras   claves:   Abandono   de   estudios   universitarios,   inclusión   social,   resiliencia universitaria  Abandono estudiantil en universidades ecuatorianas www.itsup.edu.ec/myjournal     Analysis of student dropout in Ecuadorian Universities: Case Study, Technical University of Manabí  Abstract  There have been remarkable improvements in the social and economic levels of the state in recent years with the opening of the Citizens' Revolution in Ecuador. Among them, it is taken into account the possibilities of increasing the access of the lower classes to the universities. Absurdly there has appeared some troubles       affecting the university. These difficulties consists of  the highest percentage of students who drop out the studies  before  ending  each college career, and  resulting in  a negative economic impact on the efforts of the state in this regard. The work illustrates a theoretical analysis of the problems linked to the learners’ desertion of university studies in the world, especially in Latin America and particularly in the Technical University of Manabi in Ecuador, where a case study is proposed with the aim of deepening the problem presented, with the main goal of revealing its causes and to propose a set of measures to reduce the consequences of this social problem as well   Keywords: Retention, social inclusion, university resilience  

Water security in high mountain cities of the Andes under a growing population and climate change: A case study of La Paz and El Alto, Bolivia

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 100025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuyoshi Kinouchi ◽  
Takashi Nakajima ◽  
Javier Mendoza ◽  
Pablo Fuchs ◽  
Yoshihiro Asaoka
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Security ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
La Paz ◽  
The Andes ◽  
El Alto ◽  
Growing Population

scholarly journals Modal Sosial dan Strategi Kelangsungan Usaha Sektor Informal Pedagang Kaki Lima pada Era Pandemi COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tri Uswatun Hasanah ◽  
Nurhadi Nurhadi ◽  
Abdul Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Interactive Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Local Residents

This study aims to explain the social capital of street vendors and its contribution to the business continuity strategies during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research used qualitative research and case study approach. The data obtained in this study are qualitative data collected through in-depth interviews, observation and documentation. Intake of informants using purposive sampling technique. The source of data came from street vendors who trade food or drinks using motorbikes, carts and tents, totaling eight informans. Informants have been trading in this micro business sector for at least two years as their main occupation. Data were analyzed using interactive analysis techniques, through three stages of data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results of this study indicate that street vendors build social capital through social relationships with other traders, suppliers, customers, families, parking attendants, local residents, as well as RT and PKK social groups. The Covid-19 pandemic had an impact on drastically decreasing the number of consumers so that it had an effect on sales volume which decreased by 50%. The strategies for maintaining the business continuity of street vendors is related to the continuity of marketing, production and capital. The strategies carried out by street vendors is to strengthen and expand the network of customers, cooperate with other vendors in marketing activities, reduce the amount of production and goods from suppliers, and take advantage of government’s financial aid to help their capital problem

scholarly journals Experiencias de resistencia juvenil frente a la opresión hacia las sexualidades disidentes en San Ramón de Alajuela

2018 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Adriana Patricia Muñoz Amores ◽  
Adrián Francisco Calvo Ugalde ◽  
Keylor Robles Murillo ◽  
Jorge Luis Chaves Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Social Protest ◽  
Youth Participation ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Social Imaginary ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Youth Groups ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
The Social

Resumen Este artículo aborda las prácticas de resistencia desarrolladas por algunas agrupaciones juveniles ubicadas en el cantón de San Ramón de Alajuela frente a actos de discriminación hacia las sexualidades disidentes experimentados en dos instalaciones comerciales entre los meses de abril y mayo del 2016. El proceso reflexivo ha sido construido en el marco del proyecto: Manifestaciones de la participación juvenil en el cantón de San Ramón, Alajuela: Motivaciones, alcances y desafíos, en el período 2015 - 2017, inscrito en la Vicerrectoría de Investigación de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Por lo tanto, se aborda la heteronormatividad como parte de la cultura hegemónica y algunas acciones colectivas de resistencia en el contexto local, desde las identidades de género disidentes. Además  se intenta de-construir el imaginario social que se teje alrededor de la protesta social, particularmente las expresiones de resistencia vinculadas con las sexualidades disidentes y subalternizadas.Palabras claves: Acciones colectivas, Resistencia juvenil, Sexualidades disidentes, Heteronormatividad, Participación juvenil Experiences of youth resistance facing oppression of dissident sexualities in San Ramón, AlajuelaAbstractThis article refers to the experiences of resistance developed by some youth groups located in the canton of San Ramón de Alajuela against acts of discrimination against dissident sexualities experienced in two commercial facilities between the months of April and May 2016. The process of systematization has been built within the framework of the research project: Manifestations of youth participation in the canton of San Ramon, Alajuela: Motivations, scope and challenges, period 2015-2017, enrolled in Vicerrectoría de Investigación at Universidad de Costa Rica. Consequently, through a case study heteronormativity is tackled as part of the hegemonic culture and some collective actions of resistance in the local context are approached addressing the dissident gender identities. Additionally, it is intended to deconstruct a social imaginary biased against the social protest, particularly the expressions of resistance linked to dissident and subordinated sexualities.Key Words: Collective actions, Youthful resistance, Dissident sexualities, Heteronormativity, Youth participation.  Acerca del proceso editorial y sus publicaciones la revista Reflexiones utiliza la licencia Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

How to Make Money while Running from the Cops

2021 ◽  
pp. 130-148
Author(s):  
Calla Hummel
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
City Governments ◽  
La Paz ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
Survey Participant ◽  
El Alto ◽  
The City

Chapter 6 develops the theory in a comparative context, by adding case studies of organized and unorganized street vendors and the city governments that they interact with in El Alto, Bolivia and two districts in São Paulo, Brazil. The chapter is based on original interview, survey, participant observation, and ethnographic data that was collected during a total of three months in each city over four research trips in 2012, 2014 to 2015, 2018, and 2019. As part of the project, the author briefly sold selfie sticks as a street vendor in a central district of São Paulo in 2015. Comparing the city of La Paz to the neighboring city of El Alto holds many national-level features constant but varies city government enforcement capacity. Comparing two districts in São Paulo to each other and then La Paz and El Alto adds more variation on enforcement capacity. São Paulo, the large, modern metropolis of the region’s richest country, with many employment opportunities, services, stable laws, and a history of labor organizing, should have more organized street vendors than La Paz, according to resource- or political context-based theories of collective action. Instead, only 2 percent of São Paulo’s 100,000 vendors are organized, compared to 75 percent of La Paz’s 60,000. I explain this difference with the interaction between individual resources, official incentives, and local government enforcement capacity.

Social Design for Services Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie SARANTOU ◽  
Satu MIETTINEN
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Service Design ◽  
Social Design ◽  
Practical Action ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

This paper addresses the fields of social and service design in development contexts, practice-based and constructive design research. A framework for social design for services will be explored through the survey of existing literature, specifically by drawing on eight doctoral theses that were produced by the World Design research group. The work of World Design researcher-designers was guided by a strong ethos of social and service design for development in marginalised communities. The paper also draws on a case study in Namibia and South Africa titled ‘My Dream World’. This case study presents a good example of how the social design for services framework functions in practice during experimentation and research in the field. The social design for services framework transfers the World Design group’s research results into practical action, providing a tool for the facilitation of design and research processes for sustainable development in marginal contexts.

Pedagang Kaki Lima, Profil Entrepreneurship Sejati, Pelaku Ekonomi Kerakyatan, Ciptakan Jiwa Kewirausahaan Mandiri

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
Agus Prasetya
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Display ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Street Vendor ◽  
Street Vendors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Collection Data ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article is motivated by the fact that the existence of the Street Vendor (PKL) profession is a manifestation of the difficulty of work and the lack of jobs. The scarcity of employment due to the consideration of the number of jobs with unbalanced workforce, economically this has an impact on the number of street vendors (PKL) exploding ... The purpose of being a street vendor is, as a livelihood, making a living, looking for a bite of rice for family, because of the lack of employment, this caused the number of traders to increase. The scarcity of jobs, causes informal sector migration job seekers to create an independent spirit, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, with capital, managed by traders who are true populist economic actors. The problems in street vendors are: (1) how to organize, regulate, empower street vendors in the cities (2) how to foster, educate street vendors, and (3) how to help, find capital for street vendors (4) ) how to describe grief as a Five-Foot Trader. This paper aims to find a solution to the problem of street vendors, so that cases of conflict, cases of disputes, clashes of street vendors with Satpol PP can be avoided. For this reason, the following solutions must be sought: (1) understanding the causes of the explosions of street vendors (2) understanding the problems of street vendors. (3) what is the solution to solving street vendors in big cities. (4) describe Street Vendors as actors of the people's economy. This article is qualitative research, the social paradigm is the definition of social, the method of retrieving observational data, in-depth interviews, documentation. Data analysis uses Interactive Miles and Huberman theory, with stages, Collection Data, Display Data, Data Reduction and Vervying or conclusions.

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