Genèse et logiques de justification de l’économie communautaire et solidaire en Bolivie

Genèse et logiques de justification de l’économie communautaire et solidaire en Bolivie

This article aims to situate Bolivia’s community and solidarity economy within the current context of profound epistemological transformation and significant political change as well as how it fits in with the country’s economic and social policies. To this end, the article retraces the history of four movements. The first concerns the peasant and indigenous people’s movement; the second concerns the solidarity economy movement and fair trade; the third concerns the Catholic Church’s interpretation of charity and solidarity; and the fourth concerns women’s organisations in working-class sectors. The article reveals the convergences and differences between these movements, which form the building blocks and obstacles for establishing a different kind of economy in Bolivia.