Bolivia’s Professional Gap | La brecha profesional de Bolivia

By Rolando Morales, Brujula Digital: There Is a Shortage of Professional Cadres During the government of the MAS, there was a combination of somewhat more or less labor efficiency with somewhat more or less social inclusion. Now, under a middle-class government, it turns out that, in any case, Bolivia does not have a sufficient number…

Energy Storage | El almacenamiento de la energía

By Francesco Zaratti: The advantages of renewable energy sources (solar, water, wind, geothermal, biomass) in electricity generation are well-known, and they typically impact global warming much less than fossil fuels. The objections to their wider adoption within the framework of the energy transition are of two types: cost and intermittency. It is improperly claimed that…

Bolivia Will Be Camba | Bolivia será camba

By Jorge Patiño, Brujula Digital: An unexpected dialogue with one of Santa Cruz’s most prestigious intellectuals, Carlos Hugo Molina, has returned me to reflection on one of our country’s transcendental national problems: the role of Santa Cruz in the political development of Bolivia. In this introductory sentence, I want to call attention to four concepts that are not there…

Make the State Pay for the Crisis | Que el Estado Cargue la Crisis

By Erbol: DON’T LOAD THE CRISIS ONTO THE PEOPLE Dunn calls to “dismantle” the State: reduce payrolls, superfluous spending, and unproductive investments. Dunn says the State should bear the suffering from the anti-crisis measures. In his view of the government’s economic policy, financial analyst and former presidential candidate Jaime Dunn observed that what is missing…

Lights and Shadows of the First One Hundred Days of Rodrigo Paz Pereira | Luces y sombras de los primeros cien días de Rodrigo Paz Pereira.

By Francesco Zaratti: One hundred days after the inauguration of Rodrigo Paz Pereira, the Bolivian political landscape shows a marked contrast: while significant progress has been recorded in the economic and political spheres, two heavy scandals are, on the other hand, putting the government’s stability to the test. The Fuel Emergency: Inefficiency or Sabotage? The…