Bienestar y participación, una construcción local. Versalles, Valle del Cauca

In recent years, both academic and grass­ roots organizations have made significant advances in the definition of local develop­ ment inColombia. This artide describes the experience inlocal development of the Com­ mittee of Community Participatiort in the Municipality of Versalles, Valle del Cauca, thmugh a brief description, an analysis of the achievements and sorne final reflections regarding the cxperience. This analytical exercise allows us to advance in the defini­ tion of concepts, darify future challenges, propose actions necessary to promote hu­ man development and identify various key factors for local development.