Latin American challenges and the transition to post-development

The objective of this article is to specify the challenges of the Latin American left in the current complex context. As such, the article has limitations, since it is part of the programmatic debate and not derived from the practice of real politics, a transformative political subject, or the artic...

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Published inCuadernos de economía (Bogotá, Colombia) Vol. 44; no. 93; pp. 1 - 20
Main Author Falconí Benítez, Fander
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Published Bogota Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellin 01.01.2025
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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2248-4337
DOI10.15446/cuad.econ.v44n93.118281

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Abstract The objective of this article is to specify the challenges of the Latin American left in the current complex context. As such, the article has limitations, since it is part of the programmatic debate and not derived from the practice of real politics, a transformative political subject, or the articulation of specific actors. In exercising its power, the current Latin American left has placed emphasis on recovering the role of the State, prioritised economic growth, activated redistributive policies, strengthened labour and social rights, and made significant investments in public education and health infrastructure. At the international level, it has demanded respect for economic sovereignty and has sought Latin American integration. The redefinition of development is a pending task for the Latin American left, with contributions from new trends such as degrowth, post-development and eco-Marxism. We face a multiform and multidimensional crisis of civilisational nature, economic thought and the very notion of development. When we observe the results of unrestrained developmentalism (excessive and insatiable growth in rich countries and environmental destruction in impoverished countries extracting wealth for others), we find a lack of reasoning. The time has come for a Copernican shift of thought, focusing on Nature and social equity. The article proposes that only a programmatic and political revamping of the left can confront the challenges of the 21st century. In Latin America and the Caribbean, only a political movement that proposes concrete alternatives to developmentalism and extractivism, limits productive scale in socially and culturally valuable sites, and unhesitatingly adopts an agenda of social participation, inclusion, fundamental freedoms and the Rights of Nature and women, has the capacity to consolidate social and political change. El artículo precisa los desafíos que la izquierda latinoamericana enfrenta, desde la complejidad actual. El artículo tiene limitaciones, pues se inscribe en el debate programático; no en la práctica que involucra la política real, el sujeto político transformador ni la articulación con actores concretos. La izquierda latinoamericana actual, en su ejercicio del poder, ha enfatizado en la recuperación del papel del Estado, ha priorizado el crecimiento económico, ha activado las políticas redistributivas, ha profundizado los derechos laborales y sociales y ha hecho inversiones significativas en infraestructura pública, educación y salud. En el ámbito internacional, ha exigido el respeto por la soberanía económica y ha buscado la integración latinoamericana. Redefinir el desarrollo es una tarea pendiente de la izquierda latinoamericana, con aportes de tendencias nuevas, como el decrecimiento, el posdesarrollo y el ecomarxismo. El argumento central del artículo es que enfrentamos una crisis multiforme y multidimensional —civilizatoria, del pensamiento económico y de la propia noción de desarrollo—. Cuando vemos los resultados del desarrollismo a ultranza (crecimiento desmedido e insaciable en los países ricos; y destrucción del ambiente por extraer riquezas para otros, en los países empobrecidos), concluimos que no estamos razonando bien y que ha llegado la hora de dar un giro copernicano al pensamiento, centrándolo en la naturaleza y la equidad social. Se propone que solo una izquierda remozada en lo programático y lo político puede enfrentar los desafíos del siglo XXI. En América Latina y el Caribe, solo un movimiento político que proponga salidas concretas al desarrollismo y el extractivismo; limite la escala productiva en los sitios de alto valor social y cultural; y adopte, sin vacilaciones, una agenda de la participación social, la inclusión, de las libertades fundamentales y de los derechos de la naturaleza y las mujeres tiene la capacidad de aglutinar un cambio social y político.
AbstractList The objective of this article is to specify the challenges of the Latin American left in the current complex context. As such, the article has limitations, since it is part of the programmatic debate and not derived from the practice of real politics, a transformative political subject, or the articulation of specific actors. In exercising its power, the current Latin American left has placed emphasis on recovering the role of the State, prioritised economic growth, activated redistributive policies, strengthened labour and social rights, and made significant investments in public education and health infrastructure. At the international level, it has demanded respect for economic sovereignty and has sought Latin American integration. The redefinition of development is a pending task for the Latin American left, with contributions from new trends such as degrowth, post-development and eco-Marxism. We face a multiform and multidimensional crisis of civilisational nature, economic thought and the very notion of development. When we observe the results of unrestrained developmentalism (excessive and insatiable growth in rich countries and environmental destruction in impoverished countries extracting wealth for others), we find a lack of reasoning. The time has come for a Copernican shift of thought, focusing on Nature and social equity. The article proposes that only a programmatic and political revamping of the left can confront the challenges of the 21st century. In Latin America and the Caribbean, only a political movement that proposes concrete alternatives to developmentalism and extractivism, limits productive scale in socially and culturally valuable sites, and unhesitatingly adopts an agenda of social participation, inclusion, fundamental freedoms and the Rights of Nature and women, has the capacity to consolidate social and political change.
The objective of this article is to specify the challenges of the Latin American left in the current complex context. As such, the article has limitations, since it is part of the programmatic debate and not derived from the practice of real politics, a transformative political subject, or the articulation of specific actors. In exercising its power, the current Latin American left has placed emphasis on recovering the role of the State, prioritised economic growth, activated redistributive policies, strengthened labour and social rights, and made significant investments in public education and health infrastructure. At the international level, it has demanded respect for economic sovereignty and has sought Latin American integration. The redefinition of development is a pending task for the Latin American left, with contributions from new trends such as degrowth, post-development and eco-Marxism. We face a multiform and multidimensional crisis of civilisational nature, economic thought and the very notion of development. When we observe the results of unrestrained developmentalism (excessive and insatiable growth in rich countries and environmental destruction in impoverished countries extracting wealth for others), we find a lack of reasoning. The time has come for a Copernican shift of thought, focusing on Nature and social equity. The article proposes that only a programmatic and political revamping of the left can confront the challenges of the 21st century. In Latin America and the Caribbean, only a political movement that proposes concrete alternatives to developmentalism and extractivism, limits productive scale in socially and culturally valuable sites, and unhesitatingly adopts an agenda of social participation, inclusion, fundamental freedoms and the Rights of Nature and women, has the capacity to consolidate social and political change. El artículo precisa los desafíos que la izquierda latinoamericana enfrenta, desde la complejidad actual. El artículo tiene limitaciones, pues se inscribe en el debate programático; no en la práctica que involucra la política real, el sujeto político transformador ni la articulación con actores concretos. La izquierda latinoamericana actual, en su ejercicio del poder, ha enfatizado en la recuperación del papel del Estado, ha priorizado el crecimiento económico, ha activado las políticas redistributivas, ha profundizado los derechos laborales y sociales y ha hecho inversiones significativas en infraestructura pública, educación y salud. En el ámbito internacional, ha exigido el respeto por la soberanía económica y ha buscado la integración latinoamericana. Redefinir el desarrollo es una tarea pendiente de la izquierda latinoamericana, con aportes de tendencias nuevas, como el decrecimiento, el posdesarrollo y el ecomarxismo. El argumento central del artículo es que enfrentamos una crisis multiforme y multidimensional —civilizatoria, del pensamiento económico y de la propia noción de desarrollo—. Cuando vemos los resultados del desarrollismo a ultranza (crecimiento desmedido e insaciable en los países ricos; y destrucción del ambiente por extraer riquezas para otros, en los países empobrecidos), concluimos que no estamos razonando bien y que ha llegado la hora de dar un giro copernicano al pensamiento, centrándolo en la naturaleza y la equidad social. Se propone que solo una izquierda remozada en lo programático y lo político puede enfrentar los desafíos del siglo XXI. En América Latina y el Caribe, solo un movimiento político que proponga salidas concretas al desarrollismo y el extractivismo; limite la escala productiva en los sitios de alto valor social y cultural; y adopte, sin vacilaciones, una agenda de la participación social, la inclusión, de las libertades fundamentales y de los derechos de la naturaleza y las mujeres tiene la capacidad de aglutinar un cambio social y político.
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Desarrollo
Development
Developmentalism
Economic Growth
Economics
Environmental degradation
Fairness
Infrastructure
Izquierda
Left
Marxism
Political change
Political movements
Politics
Post
Post-development
Redefinition
Social participation
Sovereignty
State role
Women
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