Bolivia and The Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015

The World Economic Forum has issued its Global Competitiveness Report 2014–2015. The information regarding Bolivia follows: . . [If you notice the first six marks are a direct result of the coca grower’s government. They managed to isolate Bolivia from sustainable growth, scare away investors, impose quotas on the food industry, de-dolarization, a corrupt and large…

In Bolivia, one million women are heads of households

ANF reports in El Diario: In Bolivia One million women are heads of households A total of 987,852 women in Bolivia are heads of households, as evidenced by the official results of the 2012 Census, information that was highlighted by the National Statistics Institute (INE) to mark the “Day of the Bolivian Woman” in tribute…

Bolivian miscegenation and its dilemmas

H.C.F. Mansilla writes superbly in El Dia: Miscegenation and its dilemmas The contrast between mestizaje and indianism that characterizes many public discussions should be relativized in view of the historical experiences and events of recent years in Bolivia. This hidden controversy, as is usual in social phenomena of the most various kinds, which are usually…