Las políticas de desarrollo rural en América Latina. Un análisis a la luz de la experiencia boliviana reciente

During the last decade several Latin American countries, and mainly Bolivia, have begun to experiment deep political transitions that present a redefinition of the organizational parameters of their economy, their policies and their States, outlining a discussion about the “development” concept that characterized rural development policies encouraged by the dominant countries during the past century. The aim of this article is to carry out a historical analysis of the bonds between development programmes and food production in Latin America, as an introduction to a deeper analysis of the Buen Vivir notion proposed by Evo Morales’ Bolivian government. More specifically, we would like to relate the latter analysis to the rural development policies implemented in Latin America since the 1950’s.