Teoria do capital social: um estudo no cluster moveleiro de Marco (CE)

Abstract

This study aimed to describe a local productive arrangement from the viewpoint of social capital theory, adopting a cognitive, relational and structural outlook remarking collective action to achieve common goals with wealth production. The research is qualitative, descriptive, documental and field, in the case study method. It took place at furniture cluster of Marco, state of Ceará – Brazil, by its longevity and results reported. Data collecting was done through semi-structured interviews with 25 subjects institutionally significant inside the APL value chain. The study allowed to describe the social capital dynamics which sustain the furniture cluster results in terms of strengths, weaknesses and contradictions, as well as the interactions underlying the development of skills that promote individual and collective outcomes. Thus, the study also highlights the role of coordination, mobilization and organization of the human factor for the individual, institutional and territory economic and social development.