Las actividades artesanales que pertenecen al sistema de economía popular y solidaria y su contribución social y economica al cantón Machala.

Abstract

The development of this work is directed towards the compilation, analysis and interpretation of socio-economic information of the artisan guild of the city of Machala. By applying the different data collection instruments, it was possible to obtain relevant information about the craft guild of the city of Machala, which, according to the background, presented limited regulation by the competent control bodies. The objective of this work was to quantitatively determine the artisan activities carried out in the Machala canton and that are part of the popular and solidarity economy, as well as their contribution and generation to the local economy. The methodology used in this research is quantitative, exploratory in nature, because it seeks to know and estimate the level of development and performance of artisans belonging to the Popular and Solidarity Economy System since it is considered a field that has been little studied and evaluated. The results obtained reflect that the craft sector of the city of Machala is largely unattractive in terms of income generation, and it was also possible to know that the sociocultural contribution of craft activities in the Machala canton is high: the conservation and transmission of trade between different generations; the rescue of traditional processes; the modernization of trades with a touch of antique decoration, among other ways of keeping traditions and forms of expression alive.