This paper purposes a discussion about social solidarity, having as reference the capitalist transformations in the last decades of the 20th century as well as the appearing of alternative forms of income generating out of the salary formal relationships, which have structured the inclusive social policies. Having the solidarity economy movement in Brazil as reference, we face a some fundamental issues of the debate about the social solidarity building embraces: the secular and the Catholic collectivism, the Welfare State, the crisis of work and the so-called wage-based society.
Work; Solidarity; Social Policies; Christian Solidarism; Solidarity Economy