11.11.2023 Transformation of the Economy#

What does a Feminist Economy look like?#

Youtube: Talk by Priya Johnson

  1. no commodification of the body

    • society should not decide how you present your body

    • abolish advertising?

  2. just relationship with nature

    • No extractionist economy

    • less climate change

  3. socialize reproductive work

    • fair share foreverybody

    • accessible for everybody

Case Examples:

  • Rojava

  • Commons

Buen Vivir#

Title: Buen vivir : an introduction from a women's rights perspective in Bolivia
Author: Martha Lanza
Publication: Conference Paper

Case Study of Feminist Approach in Bolivia

Definitions#

Buen Vivir: Living Well

  • political alternative to neoliberalism

  • developed by natives

Roots:

  • Crisis of Neoliberalism

  • privatiztaion wave of 2000s

Principles

  • Criticism of individualistic society

  • ecological awareness, harmonious relationship with nature

Distinctions to other Systems

  • Capitalism: only care for surplus value

  • Socialism: satisfy only ever greater needs

  • Buen Vivir: live well, not live better

Political Implementation

  • Constitution of Bolivia

  • Foreign Ministers = promintent supporters

Critique of Development

  • only focus on more / better

  • undermines self-determination of indigenous

  • individualistic

=> Buen Vivir: Alternative to capitalism, socialism and modern society

Key Elements:#

  1. no capitalism

  2. no wars

  3. no colonialism / imperialism

  4. water is life (not privatize)

  5. envirnment friendly energy

  6. respect nature

  7. no privatization of basic services

  8. no consumerism

  9. diversity of culture

  10. not at expense of others

Women and Buen Vivir#

  • was not always priority

  • cloelsy linked to colonialized patriarchy

concept of Chacha-Warmi

  • complementarity of men and women

  • like pre-colonial times

Political Participation

  • not equality between genders

  • unequal even at community level

  • potential gender inequality

Public Policy and Buen Vivir#

in National Development Plan

  • humanization of development

  • in respect with nature

  • different leves, family, collective, oublic

Visions:

  • producvion respectful toward nature

  • autonomy of Regions

  • subsidiarity

=> current moment = possibility for change

but proposals not well defined

Critique of State

  • ligitimizes extraction with buen vivir

  • but within western framework

  • not anticapitalist enough

Women and Public Policy#

  • mentioned in cosntitution

  • state plans call for dissasembly of patrairchy

  • but missing practical implementation

State Implementation

  • Ministry of Decolonization

  • Unit for Dismantling of Patriarchy

  • but depends on fighint power

Buen Vivir and Womens Perspective#

Challenges:

  • colonial logic everywhere

  • social barriers

Themes for Policy

  1. Discrimination

    • stop sex. violence

    • include men in education

  2. Education

    • improve system

  3. Health and Basic Services (free + high quality)

  4. Economy (diversification, work)

  5. Participation (in business, politics etc)

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