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Community Venture in Agua Dulce

The Evolution of Civic Into Economic Democracy

University of Victoria

At a time when the operations of democracy in Latin America are being called in question, the local level in the Andes reveals a rich heritage of civic community. This article discusses one case where that heritage has led to a novel and productive form of community venture the author calls community-based enterprise. The concepts of civil and economic democracy are explicated and are used to describe the fundamental merging of political community with collective business activity and the thoroughgoing democracy of the enterprise’s operation. Context is provided by a review of some similar developments in other regions. There is a discussion of features that appear relevant to success in these developments as well as challenges for these enterprises in general and the subject enterprise in particular. The author concludes with the question of whether this development provides a model for other communities seeking self-development through entrepreneurship.

Key Words: economic democracy • sustainability • community development • grass roots • community-based enterprise

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Vol. 41, No. 4, 458-481 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0021886305279219


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