Minka (communal work)
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Mink'a, Minka, Minga (from Quechua minccacuni, meaning "asking for help by promising something")[1] also mingaco is an Inca tradition of community work/voluntary collective labor for purposes of social utility and community infrastructure projects. It is practiced in several Latin American countries.[2][3][4] Mink'a can adopt different ways of expressing community, such as the construction of public buildings and infrastructure, or benefit a person or family, such as needing help when harvesting potatoes or other agricultural products. Usually, the mink'a labor is without salary, such as in the public works projects of Ocra, a campesino community in the Andes. Faenas are seen as a labor tribute to the community or a cash-free form of local taxation. Mink'a is mainly practiced in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay.
Peru
In Peru, the concept of mink'a is associated with
See also
- Mit'a, federal mandatory labor during the Inca empire
- Ocra (Peru), a community practicing Mink'a to this day
- Communal work
- Umuganda (Rwanda), a national day of community service
References
- OCLC 752522023.
- ISBN 978-99-7822-020-7.
- ^ Ramírez, Eduardo; Modrego, Félix; Macé, Julie Claire; Yáñez, Rodrigo (2009). Dinámicas territoriales en Chiloé central: La fuerza de las coaliciones extra territoriales (PDF). Rimisp – Centro Latinoamericano para el Desarrollo Rural.
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ignored (help)[permanent dead link] - ^ Durston, J.; Duhart, D.; Miranda, F.; Monzó, E. (2005). Comunidades campesinas, agencias públicas y clientelismos políticos en Chile. Santiago de Chile: Editorial LOM.