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Typical Challenges of Governance for Sustainable Regional Development in Globalized Latin America: A Multidimensional Literature Review

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  • Alejandro Balanzo

    (Centro de Investigaciones y Proyectos Especiales CIPE, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá 111711, Colombia)

  • Leonardo Garavito

    (Centro de Investigación en Dinámicas Sociales CIDS, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá 111711, Colombia)

  • Héctor Rojas

    (Centro de Investigaciones y Proyectos Especiales CIPE, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá 111711, Colombia)

  • Lenka Sobotova

    (Centro de Investigaciones y Proyectos Especiales CIPE, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá 111711, Colombia)

  • Oscar Pérez

    (Centro de Investigaciones y Proyectos Especiales CIPE, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá 111711, Colombia)

  • Diego Guaquetá

    (Centro de Investigaciones y Proyectos Especiales CIPE, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá 111711, Colombia)

  • Alejandro Mojica

    (Colectivo Perspectiva Desarrollo, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá 111711, Colombia)

  • Juan Pavajeau

    (Colectivo Perspectiva Desarrollo, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá 111711, Colombia)

  • Sebastián Sanabria

    (Colectivo Perspectiva Desarrollo, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá 111711, Colombia)

Abstract

The paper aims to identify and analyze what types of governance challenges for sustainable regional development in the context of globalization are more frequently found in scholarship regarding Latin America. In order to do so, we carried out a systematic review of scholarly works discussing regional sustainability issues across the region. Analytically, it provides a heuristic multidimensional framework for organizing and typifying the most frequent sustainable regional development governance challenges under study, offering a nuanced and interrelated account of economic, environmental, political, and socio-spatial scientific discussions. According to our findings, scholarship on Latin America shows a bricolage-like scenery where political atomization linked to economic factionalism and fragmentation stand out as frequently analyzed situations. Another frequent topic relates to discussions about political endeavors linked to environmental concerns, connecting incidence strategies with collective environmental conservation approaches.

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  • Alejandro Balanzo & Leonardo Garavito & Héctor Rojas & Lenka Sobotova & Oscar Pérez & Diego Guaquetá & Alejandro Mojica & Juan Pavajeau & Sebastián Sanabria, 2020. "Typical Challenges of Governance for Sustainable Regional Development in Globalized Latin America: A Multidimensional Literature Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-21, March.
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