Resumen. Este texto sostiene que abordar el tema de la identidad de las cooperativas y sus límites de expansión refi ere al contexto de la comunidad, donde la cooperativa debe tener sus raíces. Así, la cooperativa puede ser defi nida por su identidad y expansión. Fuera de ese espacio, cuando la actividad económica no está ligada a la comunidad, la identidad cooperativa (basada en los valores de solidaridad y reciprocidad) está dada desde el exterior y los límites de su expansión se defi nen por el mercado.Palabras clave: economía popular, cooperativas, comunidad.Abstract. This text supports that to approach the subject of the identity of the cooperatives and its expansion limits refers to the context of the community, where the cooperative must have its roots. Thus, the cooperative can be defi ned by its identity and expansion. Outside that area, when the economic activity is not bound to the community, the cooperative identity (based on the solidarity and reciprocity values) is given from the outside and the limits of their expansion are defi ned by the market.
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