%0 Journal Article %T Ecosocialismo del siglo xxi y modelo de desarrollobolivariano: los mitos de la sustentabilidad ambiental y de la democracia participativa en Venezuela %A Garc¨ªa-Guadilla %A Mar¨ªa Pilar %J Revista Venezolana de Econom¨ªa y Ciencias Sociales %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X the author argues that , during the last decade, there has been an acute contradiction between a rhetoric geared to ecosocialism, sustainable endogenous development (and the promises of the 1999 constitution), and the reality of a development model which incorporates mega-projects related to the pocicy of promoting latin american integration and a greater independence of the united states. it is also argued that the environmental conflicts provoked by these mega-projects are processed without any reference to the £¿participative democracy£¿ promised in the constitution. %K venezuela %K ecosocialism %K sustainable development %K mega-minig projects %K participative democracy %K itamaca %K perij¨¢. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1315-64112009000100010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en