“Pachamamista” Discourses versus Development Policies: The Debate over Sumak Kawsay in the Andes

“Pachamamista” Discourses versus Development Policies: The Debate over Sumak Kawsay in the Andes

In this article, a critical review is presented in terms of the proposal for sumac kawsay, suma qamaña, or good living (buen vivir), highlighting its conceptual indefinition, the idealized conception of Andean rural world in which it seems to be inspired and its of coherence with the macroeconomic p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andreu Viola Recasens
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2014-01-01
Series:Íconos
Subjects:
sumak kawsay
development
well-being
alternatives to capitalism
andean cultures
ecuadorian constitution
biocentrism
Online Access:https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1209
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Summary:In this article, a critical review is presented in terms of the proposal for sumac kawsay, suma qamaña, or good living (buen vivir), highlighting its conceptual indefinition, the idealized conception of Andean rural world in which it seems to be inspired and its of coherence with the macroeconomic policies promoted to-date by the Bolivian and Ecuadorian governments.
ISSN:1390-1249
2224-6983

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