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1 PROGRESSIVISM Eduardo Gudynas 2007 Vienna, October, DIVERSITY OF LABELS PROGRESSIST Ecuador: Citizen s Revolution Socialism, biosocialism Uruguay: Protosocialism Bolivia Andean commmunitarian socialism but all progressivists/ progresivism MOST RECENT DEBATE PROGRESSIT Endof a cycle New right Populism Autoritarismo LEFT Exhaustion 1

2 DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES Neo-developmentalist state, Brazil Nac& Pop (national and popular), Argentina Andean communitarian communist, Bolivia Bolivarian, Venezuela 21 st century socialism, Ecuador MAIN POSITIVE FEATURES Increased political participation New roles of former subaltern actors New roles of thestate Economic growth(macroeconomic stability) Poverty reduction Consumption driven welfare «Middle» class POVERTY Millions %$ CONTRADICTIONS, PERSISTENCES Commodity export Severe environmental/ territorial impacts Weak industrialization Compensatory state Political fragilities Breaking alliances with social movements Corruption Vertical power relationships Crisis in theanalysisof thecrisis 2

3 Intensive agribusiness Amazonia Acre, Brasil Deforestation Global local connections Amazonia Peru Madre de Dios Amazonia: Brasil - Perú 3

4 EXTRACTIVISMS 4

5 EXPORTING NATURAL RESOURCES ECOLOGICAL TRADE BALANCE 90,0 % EXP 80,0 70,0 60,0 ANDES 50,0 40,0 MERCOSUR 30,0 20,0 10,0 0, FOREIGN INVESTMENT EXPORTS SOCIAL CONFLICTS MACRO ECONOMIC CONSUMPTION COMPENSATIONS STABILITY E Gudynas 5

6 URUGUAY: PEPE MUJICA HARASSMENT OF NGOs Bolivia Esquel august 2015 EXTRACTIVISMS Extractivism Conservative adjusted Extractivism progressist 6

7 OIL REVENUES WILL RESULT IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT 7

8 CCTs population %; 2009 CCTs population %; CCTs $$ % GDP, 2009 MOBILES WASHING MACHINES COMPUTERS A STATE FOR EXTRACTIVISMS MOBILES WASHING MACHINES DRINKING WATER SANITATION COMPUTERS Compensatory State No «rentier state» Inestable equilibrium: regulation / adaptation to capital requeriments Active state role in supporting extractivisms Monetarized compensations Commodification of society / nature 8

9 HUANUNI / SOUTHERN ANDES, BOLIVIA Restrictions & concessions on Capital Political & electoral endorsement and support (votes and more) Social plans on poverty Social justice reduced to economic support Inestable equilibriums Not welfare State E Gudynas E Gudynas E Gudynas E Gudynas 9

10 CORRUTION CASES IN STATE OIL COMPANIES PAIS EMPRESA CASO Argentina YPF YPF Holdings, 2014 Bolivia YPFB Sobornos contratos, 2014 Brasil Petrobras Lava jato Colombia Ecopetrol Sobornos contratos, 2015 Chile ENAP Licitación helicópteros, 2015 Ecuador Petroecuador Empresas papel, 2012 Paraguay Petropar Corrupción gerencial, 2011 Perú Perupetro Petroaudios, 2008 Uruguay ANCAP Investigación parlamento, 015 Venezuela PDVSA Corrupción gerencial, 2015 PROGRESSIT LEFT (plural, open, democratic) Development Critical Acceptance PROGRESSIVISM Democracy Radicalization Electoral Delegative DEVELOPMENT Human rights Promotion Restricted Constitutions Renovation, endorsement Modification, breaks Corruption Rejects, complaint Acceptance LEFT Economy Market interventions Market interventions Justice Multidimensional Economic, compensation Movements Strong involvement Control, limitations LEFT (90s: open, plural, democratic) Governments Eduardo Gudynas PROGRESSISM new left movements, popular red and green, intercultural, democratic no-eurocentrism, rights, gender 10

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