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Green economy or living well? : Assessing divergent paradigms for equitable eco-social transition in South Korea and Bolivia
- Green economy or living well?
- Bell, Karen
- University of Arizona
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Green economy or living well?
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| Sub Title | Assessing divergent paradigms for equitable eco-social transition in South Korea and Bolivia |
| Material Type | Article |
| Author(English) |
Bell, Karen |
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[Tucson, U.S.] : University of Arizona |
| Date | 2016-01 |
| Journal Title; Vol./Issue | Journal of Political Ecology:vol. 23 |
| Pages | 22 |
| Subject Country | Bolivia(Americas) South Korea(Asia and Pacific) |
| Language | English |
| File Type | Link |
| Subject | Territorial Development < Environment |
| Holding | University of Arizona |
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Abstract
'Green Economy' and 'Living Well ('Vivir Bien)' have emerged as contending macro-policies in the search for a future direction that meets human needs whilst respecting environmental limits. There are a number of different interpretations of each concept but the dominant discourses in relation to each are distinct. Green Economy is presented as a fundamentally technological, managerial and market-based approach, whilst Living Well is considered to imply redistribution of wealth, inter-personal and inter-species reciprocity and eco-socialist development in harmony with nature. Contributing to the debate on the most effective strategic direction to take to achieve equitable and effective eco-social transition, this article examines the processes, politics and early impacts of attempts to implement these macro-policies in South Korea, a global Green Economy leader, and Bolivia, at the forefront of promoting the Living Well approach.
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