Sustainable and efficient organizations: The case of handcrafts micro-business in Southern San Sebastian

Abstract

This paper analyzes sustainability and efficiency of organizations committed to the exploitation’ activities of Tule Thypha Spp at the Zapotlán’s lake taking into consideration the socioeconomic and environmental impact in the municipalities of Gomez Farias and Zapotlán el Grande. The initial hypothesis departs from the consideration of the scarce social capital of organizations that limits development’s sustainability. The research method employed is the ethnographic complemented with field work supported by informal interviews, documental and bibliographic research. The hypothesis of this research is proved empirically and confirms similar findings by the research conducted on the mainstream theory of social capital and its implications on economic development. The outcomes of the application demonstrate that the drama of economic efficiency and sustainable development of micro-business is tied to constrain of social capital. This finding has implications for the design and implementation of economic and social policies oriented towards the improvement of economic growth and sustainable development.