Organizaciones del Estado que promueven la economía social en el gobierno de Chávez

with the government that initiated its term in venezuela in 1999, legal instruments were created and institutions developed that give relevance to the social economy sector, specifically cooperatives, ngos and micro-businesses. the objective of this paper is to explore policies that formally promoted the state organizations that promoted social economy in the chavez government, specifically those that were registered in the social economy ministry. the methodology of this study was comprised of documentary analysis and semi-structured interviews with the managers of these institutions. the results reveal that; 1) within the framework of the constitution and the laws that promote social economy, new organizations were created to develop programs in this sector, 2) there is a conception of development in the construction stage that favours what is sustainable and endogenous; and 3) compensatory social programs are promoted with productive activities that favour micro-businesses and collective cooperative enterprises. the conclusion is that in order for state organizations to promote a social economy that contributes to the endogenous development model, they must base it on the search for socio-productive and cultural transformation of the dominant capitalist production model.