Transparency International (TI) published yesterday its Corruption Perception Index, where Bolivia appears in 133rd place out of 180 countries, with a rating that has been lowered compared to last year. The index is made on a scale from zero to 100, where zero means that a country’s public sector is perceived as “highly corrupt” and…
Tag: ineptocracy
In search of a leader | En busca de un líder
Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: “…in the face of disaster, some ask: Why?…the free man asks: What do I do?” We look like a lost flock. Those of us who write about the political situation in Bolivia, both reading ourselves, sound like sheep bleating. At first it was like listening to the lost ram, as it…
The mockery of January 22 | La mofa del 22 de enero
Manfredo Kempff., El Deber: The mockery of January 22 The January 22 holiday is a mockery, it is the biggest rant that has been made on historical issues in the country and that should no longer be allowed. January 22 is not remembered as Plurinational State Day; t is a lie, because what is being…
The plurinational and the irrational | Lo plurinacional y lo irracional
Editorial, Correo del Sur: Division: that was the characteristic of the 15th celebration that former president Evo Morales took out of the blue in 2010 as one of the many changes that were introduced in the country in order to satisfy his insatiable egomania. In reality, January 22 is not the anniversary of the founding…
Exhaustion of a cycle – MAS – Agotamiento de un ciclo
Ilya Fortún, Brujula Digital: The MAS playing on another court The crisis of representation throughout the political spectrum (both in the ruling party and in the opposition), marks the exhaustion of a relatively long cycle that began after the collapse of the previous political system, around the year 2000. The Movement towards Socialism, which was…
Economic waste – MAS – Despilfarro económico
El Diario: Economic waste of the MAS forces the Government to instruct austerity measures After learning of a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy in which public sector entities are instructed to apply austerity measures to “precaute financial stability,” the senator for the Citizen Community (CC), Andrea Barrientos, pointed out that the waste of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 