"We believe the economy should be based on human beings," and that capital, investment, the profit motive and the workings of the state should be subordinate to human beings."
QUITO (IPS) - The landslide victory for Ecuador's governing Movimiento Alianza País in the election for a constituent assembly to rewrite the Ecuadorean constitution has cleared the way for the foundations to be laid for a "solidarity economy."
Alberto Acosta, a 58-year-old economist with strong ties to the country's environmental and indigenous movements, was the candidate who garnered the greatest number of votes on Sunday [Sept. 30], which means he is likely to preside over the constituent assembly when it begins its work in November.
In an interview with IPS, he stressed the need for the new constitution to establish the framework of an economy based on solidarity, and argued that the "neoliberal" free-market model followed by previous governments must be dismantled. ... Full story
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