"the people become agents of social action and the power differentials between those who control and need resources is reduced through participation" (Fernandes and Tandon 1981)
Baker-Miller (1983): empowerment, in short, is a series of attacks on subordination of every description—psychic, physical, cultural, sexual, legal, political, economic, and technological (cited in Simon 1990).
"Empowerment is a reflexive activity, a process capable of being initiated and sustained only by the agent or subject who seeks power or self-determination. Others can only aid and abet in this empowerment process. They do so by providing a climate, a relationship, resources and procedural means through which people can enhance their own lives" (Simon 1990).
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La participación en una cooperativa es una forma de "Empowerment"
Thank you Elizabeth Whitmore for these references of empowerment. I'm starting to understand... :)
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