The social participation is more the good life that with the development

Authors

  • José Astudillo Banegas University of Cuenca

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25097/rep.n19.2014.06

Keywords:

Development, Alternative Development, Good Living, Limitations to development, Social Participation, Participatory Planning.

Abstract

During the last decades , with a strong influence of the previous century , we have been tirelessly talking, waiting and building a Development, therefore postwar inherited us the desire to become the image and likeness of the United States, following the speech of Harry Truman President , the fourth point, was the globalized world, as Karl Marx would say , under the influence of opium of industrialization and economic development ; sacrificing people, extracting natural resources without considering the consequences, monetarizando land at its finest etc. . Participation in this process is just a slogan. Social participation in its true dimension goes in the search of Good live, or like Thomas R. Villasante would say improve things every day to live better (R- Villasante , 2013) , without trying to get the absolute truth, but to achieve happiness. " Live differently for better living " ( Latouche , 2003). Involve people in the things they want to do to grow and achieve their development , do with them and not for them , " only the commitment to the rule of development entails to a commitment to the subordination of means objectives (economic growth and technological development) to the end objectives : improved conditions , the level and quality of life for all life forms on the planet " (Lima, SMV , AM, Gomes de Castro , O. Mengo , M. Medina , A. Maestrey , V. Alfaro and O.Trujillo . 2001)

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Published

2017-08-09

How to Cite

Astudillo Banegas, J. (2017). The social participation is more the good life that with the development. Economy and Politics Journal, (19), 120–135. https://doi.org/10.25097/rep.n19.2014.06

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