Política de fomento a la economía social en la gobernación del Estado Mérida

with the political-territorial decentralization policy initiated in venezuela in 1989, state governors offices assumed work which had not been undertaken by them previously, among others, the promotion of social economy. the purpose of this paper is to explore economic social policy in the state of merida. the methodology is documentary analysis and open interviews with state officials. the results indicate that a) there is a socio-economic proposal on the part of the national government which constitutes an important advance in the areas of social justice and inclusion of large segments of the society, and b) state governments have formally created a policy to promote a coherent social economy in relation to the national economy. the conclusion is that the social-economic proposals of chavez when implemented at the sub-national level, can contribute to advances in the construction of a model of alternative development