Economy as a place of relationship: propositions for a new social path

Abstract

There is always the possibility of living differently, since changes are inherent to human beings. However, in the case of economic systems, changes demand more. They demand a paradigm shift in the understanding of what economics is and in the centrality that the human occupies in the relationship with the productive forces. It is in this sense and based on the thoughts of Elena Lasida and Pope Francis, the authoress seeks to analyze the following two propositions: the recovery of the human and its relation to economic systems. At first, it presents a reflection on the fundamentals of what economics is. Then, he presents the elements that the Pope presents in his paradigmatic speech given at the II World Meeting of Popular Movements in Bolivia, in 2015; to finally seek the elements of convergence between the two authors.