Germán Huanca Luna, Urgente.bo: We repeat, the Social Community Productive Economic Model of the MAS does not work. The government takes advantage of the ignorance in economic matters of the social organizations and uses political blackmail for the approval of credits. Although the origin of the economic crisis and the lack of dollars has been…
Bolivian fraternity has vanished | La fraternidad boliviana se ha esfumado
Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: (Dis-united) Census and Social Decapitalization The customary ‘Census 2022’ took place two years later, and nobody knows for certain the reason behind the forced delay. But as it’s said about statistics – much like with bikinis – they show a lot, but not the most important. The Census 2024 will not…
The existence of “chola” or “cunumi” bourgeoisies | La existencia de burguesías “chola” o “cunumi”
Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: Economic Elites Beyond the Aristocracy There is a prejudice in Bolivia that suggests economic elites have always come from the country’s aristocratic landowning class, from the oligarchies. However, empirical analysis shows that since the early days, starting with Simón I. Patiño, the tin baron who internationalized very early on, to…
Census during Morales’ administration was “useless” | Censo durante gestión de Morales fue “inservible”
El Diario: Quiroga asserts that the Census during Morales’ administration was “useless” There is a perception of Morales’ responsibility for the 2012 Census, a measurement lacking final results. Following the criticisms made by Evo Morales regarding the organization and budget allocated for the execution of the National Population and Housing Census 2024, former President Jorge…
Potosí: more inhabitants than London, Madrid or Paris | más habitantes que Londres, Madrid o Paris
Juan José Toro Montoya, El Potosi: Potosí had over 200,000 inhabitants during the colonial period The figures of 120,000 and 160,000 inhabitants from the censuses of Toledo and Nestares Marín were below the reality. It is frequently repeated that Potosí was one of the most populous cities in the world during the colonial period. This…
A census à la “Plurinational State” | Un censo a la “Estado Plurinacional”
Agustin Echalar. Los Tiempos: Yesterday the national census took place, an important practice to know how many of us there are and where we live, something that should allow for a more adequate distribution of our resources to address the needs of the population, and which can also redistribute power, namely the presence in parliament…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 