March 4, 2013
alternatives, Bolivia, Buen Vivir, development, Ecuador, sustainability
Alternatives, Development

Eduardo Gudynas, a leading scholar on buen vivir, talks to Oliver Balch about the limits of capitalism, consuming less and developing a sense of the collective In buen vivir, humans are only stewards of the earth and its resources, and individual rights subjugated to that of communities and nature. Photograph: Steve Bloom Images/Alamy by Oliver […]
January 8, 2013
alternatives, Buen Vivir, development, green economy, postdevelopment
Alternatives, Development

A short review of the differences, similarities and possible articulations between South American ideas on “Buen Vivir” and the European discussion of a Green New Deal. A report by Eduardo Gudynas (CLAES) for the Henrich Boll Foundation office at the European Parliament. Published November 2012. Download the full report here …
October 8, 2012
alternatives, Buen Vivir, development, economy, globalization, postdevelopment
Alternatives, Development

An overview at the main trends of the discourse around Buen Vivir in South America. A review of the rich and multiple discourses around Buen Vivir, as a political platform for different visions of alternatives to development. The paradox that development can be declared defunct and yet in the next step promoted as the only […]
March 10, 2012
alternatives, development, sustainability
Alternatives, Sustainability

by Eduardo Gudynas – The discussion paper just launched by Oxfam, A Safe and Just Space for Humanity, has many positive aspects that can be shared with organisations and movements in the Global South. It also contains elements that are in line with Oxfam’s commitment to eradicating poverty and protecting the environment. The document proposes […]
September 8, 2011
alternatives, Buen Vivir, development, sustainability
Alternatives, Development

by Eduardo Gudynas – Good Living or Living Well encompasses a set of ideas coming forward as both a reaction and an alternative to conventional notions of development. On these terms diverse reflections are accumulating which, with great intensity, explore new creative perspectives, on both the level of ideas and in practice. Given this situation […]
September 18, 2006
alternatives, economy, globalization
Globalization

by Eduardo Gudynas – The figure of economist Joseph Stiglitz appears increasingly often as a reference and source of inspiration for many advocates of new development policies. We find ourselves in a situation where a traditional economist appears as a figure that is cited by the most diverse array of alternative movements. There is something […]