Buen Vivir

Buen Vivir emerged in the Andean countries in the mid-2000s and became an influential new civilization proposal. It brought together socialist, ecological and indigenous world views in a somewhat varying mix. It also led to changes in the constitutions of Bolivia and Ecuador. As with other previous ideologies of change Buen Vivir could be co-opted by national governments and by international non-governmental organizations. It is important to stress the complexity of Buen Vivir as a discourse that should not really be seen as unified and simple.