Political Solidarity Economy

by Jorge Santiago Santiago

Overview

This book seeks to generate debate and deepen our reflections about collectivity and understanding about political solidarity economy. Political Solidarity Economy is an alternative economy that enables a production process which transforms unfair relationships and defends territories from the interests of transnational corporations.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161112359
Publisher:	Gatekeeper Press
Publication date:	11/24/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Jorge Santiago is one of the foremost experts in the solidarity economy movement which advocates for an alternative to the neoliberal model of economic development. He is the former director of Desarrollo Económico y Social de los Mexicanos Indígenas (DESMI), or Social and Economic Development for Indigenous Mexicans. From 1974-2008, he worked developing economic alternatives in over 200 Indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Jorge was born in San Cristobal and has lived in Chiapas most of his life. He is also co-author of Si Uno Come, Que Coman Todos: Economía Solidaria, or If One Eats, May Everyone Eat: Solidarity Economy, and has traveled extensively in Latin America and Europe discussing alternative Indigenous development in Chiapas.