Sumak Kawsay as an Element of Local Decolonization in Ecuador

The concept of 'sumak kawsay, buen vivir' or “good life”—in Bolivia, 'suma qamaña', or 'vivir bien'—has been widely diffused on an international level since the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly in 2007–2008 and the Bolivian one in 2006–2009. Good life has been understood...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philipp Altmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Latin American Studies Association 2017-12-01
Series:Latin American Research Review
Online Access:https://larrlasa.org/articles/242