Third World Alternatives for Building Post-capitalist Worlds

In the context of great diversity and profound social inequalities, environmental injustice prevails. Conflicts between institutions promoting economic development (i.e., growth) and ecologists and civil society are rampant. This paper introduces alternatives emerging from groups, whose organization...

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Published in:The Review of radical political economics 2016-12, Vol.48 (4), p.569-576
Main Authors: Barkin, David, Lemus, Blanca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capitalism
Civil society
Developing countries
Economic development
Ecosystem conservation
Ecosystems
Environmental justice
LDCs
Social inequality
Social movements
Social welfare
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Summary:In the context of great diversity and profound social inequalities, environmental injustice prevails. Conflicts between institutions promoting economic development (i.e., growth) and ecologists and civil society are rampant. This paper introduces alternatives emerging from groups, whose organizations are shaped by different cosmologies, products of their multiple ethnic origins, and by the profound philosophic and epistemological debates among social movements proposing different strategies for achieving progress, improving well-being and conserving ecosystems.
ISSN:0486-6134
1552-8502
DOI:10.1177/0486613416665828