Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; List of acronyms; Introduction: framing the debate; 1 Challenges and prospects for change in Latin America: a foresight approach; Part I: The progressive wave: results and prospects; 2 Whither Latin America: outcomes of the progressive cycle; 3 Extractivism: tendencies and consequences; 4 The social economy in Latin America: alter- or post-development?; Part II: Beyond neoliberalism: case studies
5 Living well from an Ecuadorian perspective: philosophies without philosophers, actions without theories6 Between extractivism and living well: experiences and challenges in Bolivia; 7 Two decades of Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution: achievements and limits; 8 Evolution of the struggle for land and territory in La Via Campesina International; Conclusion Looking to the future; 9 A world encompassing many worlds: contributions of the Zapatista movement to critical thinking on development; Index