Co-operativism and popular participation: new considerations regarding an old subject

As a result of the trend towards the replacement of military régimes by democratic governments, growing interest in the subject of popular participation is to be observed in various countries of the region. One of the aspects of this subject that should be considered is the importance of cooperatives as an organizational model for the production of goods and services which emphasizes the concepts of “popular participation”, “selfmanagement” and “co-management”.