Bolivians Attribute the Current Economic Situation to Arce’s Mismanagement and the Failure of the MAS Model | Los bolivianos atribuyen la situación económica actual a la mala gestión de Arce y al fracaso del modelo del MAS

By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360:

Perception Survey

A total of 63.9% of respondents blamed the country’s economic difficulties on President Luis Arce’s poor management, while 39.1% attributed it to the exhaustion or failure of the current economic model

La gente ve como un riesgo que los precios de productos sigan al alza . Foto. ABI

People see the rising prices of goods as a risk. Photo: ABI

A survey conducted using the qualitative Delphi questionnaire, published by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Bolivia, reveals that most respondents attribute the current economic situation to the mismanagement of President Luis Arce and the failure of the social and community economic model promoted by the MAS since 2006.

The Foundation explained that the report included two types of data. On one hand, the data obtained through the Delphi method is qualitative, as it is limited to the responses provided by questionnaire participants and does not aim to be representative of a broader population. On the other hand, the public opinion survey data is quantitative and seeks to achieve a level of representativeness.

Infographics: Diego Gonzales

On the current economic situation, the question was asked: In your opinion, what are the main causes of the country’s current economic situation?

63.9% responded that it is due to the poor management of President Luis Arce; 39.1% see it as the exhaustion or failure of the current economic model; 30.1% indicated it is due to the poor management of Evo Morales’ government; 21.8% cited an adverse international context; 7.5% pointed to the government’s difficulties in approving laws and credits; 6.8% blamed sabotage by business owners; 7.5% see other reasons; and 4.5% attributed it to blockades and strikes.

To the question: Would you say the country is on the right or wrong path? 89.6% answered that it is on the wrong path, 5.2% said the right path, and 5.2% did not know.

Future Economic Risks

The question was: In your opinion, how much risk is there this year that: the Bolivian currency will devalue? 49% responded that there is a high risk, 33% see some risk, and 17% perceive little risk. Regarding the shortage of imported products and/or supplies, 57% perceive a high risk, 31% some risk, and 17% little risk. Another question referred to the perception of economic growth and recession, with 45% responding that there is a high risk, 40% some risk, and 14% little risk.

The survey also asked about inflation and whether people believe it could rise uncontrollably. Only 35% responded that the risk is high, 51% saw some risk, and 14% perceived little risk.

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