摘要
This article intends to address the Solidary Economy Network of Dourados--MS, Brazil. Treated as public policy since 2001, this mode of production and consumption has achieved increasing prominence on the world stage, its capacity for income generation and social inclusion. The program is developed from the parameters of the Municipal Social Assistance and Fellowship Economy and has the support of organizations such as the NGO （Non-Governmental Organization） Women in Motion, the Community Bank and SEBRAE. The research was based on survey data in the Registry, personal interview with the Superintendent of Solidary Economy. They still relied on data from the annual survey of the Department relating to the Network ECOSOL of 2007. This data allowed us to analyze the context of the movement, the target audience and the actions taken by the Department and effectively understand if the actions are having the desired results.
