Francisco Salgado2026-03-242026-03-24201010.1590/s1679-39512010000200002https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-39512010000200002https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/99917Citaciones: 17The objective of this paper is to explore critically a recent development and management approach from our own locus of enunciation. Sumaq Kawsay, a Quechua expression commonly translated as "well-living" - in opposition to "well-being"-, has been chosen as the leitmotiv by Ecuadorian and Bolivian Constitutions in the past two years.enOpposition (politics)EpistemologySociologyPhilosophyPolitical scienceLawSumaq Kawsay: the birth of a notion?article