Creative Economy in Solidarity Economy: A Guide for New Policies

Abstract

This article was prepared with the purpose of analyzing solidarity economy from the standpoint of its manifestations of creativity, thus fomenting a contribution to the study of the so-called creative economy. This contribution will be investigated in Brazil, Third World country where solidarity initiatives have gained strenght since the early 2000s and where creative talent with regard to survival seems to have no limits. The information compiled and discussed here as an aid to the socio-economic knowledge of the country are intended to provide guidance for new public policies of solidarity that envisage creativity as the main foundation of the success of an economy whatever its market status. © IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2014.