September 21, 2016
alternatives, development, extractivism, globalization, sustainability
Alternatives, News
Meet The Arne Næss Chair 2016 at the University of Oslo: Eduardo Gudynas South America has made significant social progress in recent years, resulting in poverty reduction and improvement in social protection programs. However, many organizations and researchers are concerned that progressive governments in South America have intensified the explotation of natural resources to fund […]
November 27, 2015
capitalism, colonialism, extractivism, globalization
Development
by Eduardo Gudynas – Weeks ago I shared some reflections on how some governments and progressive intellectuals who take ideas from the Global left, and use their limitations or deform them. It is a “friendly colonialism” because it allows them to maintain a leftist rhetoric while leaving their contradictions in the background (1). The use […]
January 9, 2014
alternatives, economy, extractivism, globalization, Latin America, postdevelopment, progressivism, sustainability
Development
An heterodox guide to the debates on development and its alternatives in the continent. A review of some of the main schools of thought in which the problem of development and alternatives to it have been addressed. In particular, those postures that seem to have been the most influential in Latin America, especially when they […]
December 22, 2013
economy, finance, globalization, trade
Development, Globalization
by Eduardo Gudynas – Experts in some parts of the world believe that globalization has stalled. For example, the prominent Spanish journalist, Ignacio Ramonet, argues that the “course of globalization appears to be suspended”. Based on inconformity in certain European countries, he affirms that more and more people are speaking of “de-globalization”(1). I think this […]
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 […]
February 19, 2010
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, development, economy, extractivism, globalization, Latin America, progressivism
Development, Environment, Politics
The so-called extractivism, which includes mineral and oil exploitation, has a long history in Latin America. Current exports have been nourished by extractivist activities. Extractivism has continued to play a key role in national economies. It has also occupied a place at the center of powerful struggles because of its economic, social, and environmental impacts. […]
January 2, 2010
economy, finance, globalization
Development, Globalization
A new global order’ is not something that you can create immediately, but something that needs to be fashioned from alternative ideas that need to be polished, tried out and coordinated, always with the support of civil society. Article by Eduardo Gudynas (CLAES) for newsletter of the Bretton Woods Project, 2009. Download the article here […]
November 30, 2007
crisis, economy, finance, globalization
Globalization
Central and Eastern European Countries between Stagnation and Financial Crisis? Edited by Joachim Becker and Rudy Weissenbacher. Those Central and Eastern European (CEE) states, that have joined the European Union (EU) in 2004, are on the verge of entering the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), and, by doing so, of adopting the Euro as […]
December 7, 2006
globalization, integration, Latin America
Globalization
Interview with Eduardo Gudynas about the crisis facing regional integration process, not only in the international context but also with regard to problems within Latin American countries themselves. Latinamerica Press, November 29, 2006. Volume 38, Nº 22. Download …
October 7, 2006
civil society, globalization
News
CLAES organized a 3-day workshop on civil society and access to the global arena. The learning workshop, entitled “Changing Windows into Doors”, together with the global society program of the Ford Foundation. Furthermore, the event was sponsored by the Uruguayan ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture and Education, and included participants from more than 14 […]