Resumen

ALTEZ, Yara. Ética cooperativista y hermenéutica de la vida cotidiana: Fundamentos teóricos para la reflexión y el análisis. Revista Venezolana de Economía y Ciencias Sociales [online]. 2008, vol.14, n.2, pp.13-29. ISSN 20030507.

Cooperative Ethics and Hermeneutics of Everyday Life: Theoretical Bases for Reflection and Analysis The present text reflects on the situation of cooperative associations which apparently, in contexts like Venezuela, are not following properly the ethical principals of cooperativism. This could have serious consequences for the public policies in the matter as well as for the development of the associate members and their purposes. Without surprises or political regrets, from the symbolic anthropology, facing the complexity of our social-cultural imaginary, it is possible to understand the nature of this behaviour, opposed to the socialist economy ideal.

Palabras clave : Cooperativism; Hermeneutics; Everyday Politics; Venezuela.