Bolivian developmental gaps, can they be avoided??!!

Alberto Bonadona in Pagina Siete: The gaps toward development In Bolivia there is still the real awareness of the gaps that separate the Bolivian society and its development. The General formulas that international officials or local economists give continues. Abound the recommendations about the need for more education, more investment, etc. etc., but does not…

Current Bolivian economic and political struggle

The following recent cartoons portray our current frustrating reality: This is from La Prensa, April 11, 2012. A big ship emulating the Titanic, is going to crash with an iceberg who has “blockades, marches, strikes” all over. A person in the Bolivian ship says “let not happen like 100 years ago, we have time to…

An interesting assessment of the Bolivian industry

Alberto Bonadona analyzes our industry, from El Deber: The national industry It is no secret that the domestic industry is emerging and, apart from what it may mean the oil sector, is highly concentrated in food products. This places, comparatively with countries undergoing industrialization, in a rudimentary stage. The first [place] of national industries, its…

Bolivian government’s or market failures?

Current Bolivian government continues with indecision and has generated unnecessary production-side uncertainty, Pagina Siete reports: Restrictions on the export of rice prepared by the Government, which led to the loss of markets, and the intervention of Emapa made that an over stocking of the product takes place, resulting in a reduction of the price, according…