This chart shows the approval percentages in red; disapproval in green and does not respond (blue); please note the trend… figures from October 2009 to October 2011. There is discontent in Bolivia with the work of current Bolivian president, according to a survey showing that discontent rose to 55% last October and its management approval…
Bolivian bird species in danger
Human presence is a threat to bird species, and sometimes leads to their gradual disappearance. An interesting but worrying article from La Prensa, the picture of a flying Paraba to the right, was taken by Freddy Grover Choque. From highlands, through valleys, and across lowlands, the territory is home to 1,400 species, of which 14…
Economic subsidies and/or nation’s survival?
Bolivia has to understand whether subsidies are good for our economy and development over the long run. If we engage in populist /easy-going economic policies such as subsidies in the form of low gasoline prices for example and bonuses paid to specific clusters (i.e. bonus to children from public schools only; bonus to the elderly, regardless their…
Austrian tourist was not lost in Bolivia – Elmar Stellnberger
Sometime ago I wrote about Elmar Stellnberger, an Austrian tourist that appeared to be kidnapped or something worse… the link of that post is: https://bolivianthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/10/22/austrian-tourist-missing-in-bolivia-october-22-2011/ I honestly thought Bolivia would look bad for our tourism industry, today’s Pagina Siete published he is live and kicking!! Over a month ago he went to Cobija and then moved to Brasilea town, just crossing…
Presidential duality or ambivalence?
In an earlier post, I wrote about duality, please see the following link: https://bolivianthoughts.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/presidential-duality/ I tried to understand the duality in functions/priorities of current Bolivian president. However, the article from El Deber below shows more ambivalence… than duality per se. After a decision to enforce by law the rights of the TIPNIS indigenous people and nationwide…
Briefs on governmental mistakes, Nov Economics 101
Follow a few but significant signals that continue to damage the Bolivian citizens’ development. Current government, relentlessly and blind-minded continues to either enforce existing laws, neglect to take appropriate action or use plain common sense: Iron – Mutun: Supposedly the largest iron concentration, at least in this hemisphere, hired an Indian company, Jindal, the intention…
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