The emergence of cooperativism in Peru: the Convention- Cusco

Abstract

The current cooperatives and associations that still persist in The Convention, has intense struggles carried out by the peasants of the time, during the decade of 1940 to 1960, with the objective of staying active. Historically, cooperativism emerged in Europe, in Wales at the end of the 18th century. However, in the South American continent, the Peruvian case, the first coffee cooperative, arises in the province of La Convención, located in the department of Cusco. The coffee cooperative, emerged from the first union, organized by farmers, as a result of violence, oppression, unfair prices to products, abuse and slavery by the landowners. The objective of this work, seeks to analyze the process of the emergence and creation of cooperatives in Peru, specifically in the region of Cusco, because the first historical cooperative emerged in this region, which was driven by farmers. The methodology adopted will be based on the bibliographic review.