Resumen

BORGNETH PETRUS, Júlia Kátia  y  VASCONCELOS PEREIRA JUNIOR, Magno. The influence of social participation for local development.: Case study in a rural community in northeastern brazil. Polis [online]. 2016, vol.15, n.44, pp.289-307. ISSN 0718-6568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-65682016000200013.

This article has as aim to analyze rural community behaviors referring to social participation. They integrate one of indicators used in the study on social capital in the Community of Cachoeira in Maranguape Ceará - Brazil. The social participation in rural areas has great potential for development given the proximity between people, and the ties that unites them leads them to interpersonal relationships. However, although all these advantages, social participation is not always present in rural communities. In the present work participation is observed in a limited and restrictive manner, where each one takes care of his life, in spite having a certain concern with those close, yet without making decisions at a collective level. Thus, the indicator of social participation in Distrito of Chachoeira, object of this work’s study, is classified as low.

Palabras clave : Distrito de Cachoeira; development; social participation; social subject.

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