
handle: 11336/171202
En la última década, hablar de los/as “trabajadores de la Economía Popular” encontró una mayor centralidad en la agenda política argentina. Muchos autores se han preguntado de qué se trata la economía popular y si corresponde inaugurar un área de estudio orientada específicamente a ésta. Este artículo nace del trabajo que he realizado con quienes recolectan materiales reciclables en la vía pública de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (conocidos/as como cartoneros/as) y que se perciben a sí mismos/as como parte de la “Economía Popular”. La manera en que esta categoría es utilizada por ellos/as me ha llevado a preguntarme qué es la economía popular, cuál es su origen, cómo se la utiliza y bajo qué circunstancias. Este artículo es un primer paso hacia esa dirección. Para ello, reseño tres perspectivas que considero estrechamente vinculadas a la definición que los trabajadores de la economía popular hacen de esta última. Luego de analizar los puntos de contacto entre esta definición y las elaboradas por las tres corrientes, presento una corriente antropológica contemporánea que propone evitar conceptualizaciones a priori sobre el trabajo. De acuerdo a esta mirada, se trata de comprender el modo en que las personas se ganan la vida.
In the last decade, talking about the “workers in the Popular Economy” has progressively gained attention in the Argentine political agenda. Many authors have recently wondered what the popular economy is about and whether it is appropriate to devote an anthropological area for the mere study of this topic. The motivation for this article originates in the work I have done with those who pick up recyclable materials from the streets of Buenos Aires city (known as cartoneros/as) and who perceive themselves as part of this category. The way in which this category has been used by them has posed a number of questions, such as what the popular economy is, when it was born, how it is used and under which circumstances. As a first step in this direction, I will review three perspectives that are closely linked to the way in which social organizations and the “workers in the Popular Economy” define this concept. After comparing those perspectives, I will briefly introduce an anthropological approach which aims to analyze economic activities by avoiding preconceptions. According to this position, it is crucial to focus on the activities that people do in order to make a living.
Fil: Puricelli, Verónica Viviana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Investigaciones "Gino Germani"; Argentina
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.5, Economía popular, Ganarse la vida, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6, Informalidad
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.5, Economía popular, Ganarse la vida, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6, Informalidad
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