Abstract

GARCIA-DURAN, Raúl. Para encontrar la alternativa hemos de "subirnos al tiempo": La economía del "don". Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2007, vol.13, n.38, pp.11-41. ISSN 1665-0565.

This work summarizes the ideas embraced in the -unpublished yet- book "De la miseria de la economía a la plenitud de la fraternidad; o la economía del "don" como alternativa al capitalismo y la economía de mercado". Some radical alternatives to capitalism are stated in it; particularly, the "gift" is viewed as a way of thought and action. It provides theoretical propositions and contributions to political economy, anthropology and history to develop the way in which the gift could contribute to a social reorganization based on new-old principles. Several historical-anthropological experiences and their current préfiguration are questioned in a new ethical-political-ecological model, which embraces local and global dimensions.

Keywords : economía política; alternativas al capitalismo; utopía; pensamiento crítico; liberación.