Green economy or living well? Assessing divergent paradigms for equitable eco-social transition in South Korea and Bolivia

Bell, Karen

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.

Citation

Bell, K. (2016). Green economy or living well? Assessing divergent paradigms for equitable eco-social transition in South Korea and Bolivia. Journal of Political Ecology, 23(1), 71-92. https://doi.org/10.2458/jpe.v23i1

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 1, 2016
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Mar 18, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 18, 2019
• Journal: Journal of Political Ecology
• Print ISSN: 1073-0451
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 71-92
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2458/jpe.v23i1
• Keywords: environment, development, Vivir Bien, macro-policy, climate change, global south
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/906494
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/jpe.v23i1