Luis Antezana writes in El Diario: The anti-liberal liberalism in current Bolivia If you start from the objective definition of liberalism that defines that “liberalism is the political expression of capitalism” – in Bolivia never that system and all governments were determined to nominate themselves as liberals since it was applied in 1900, all they…
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Bolivian Labor 101: More qualified, less paid: the new labor reality
Fernanda Wanderley writes in Pagina Siete: More qualified, less paid: the new labor reality Latin America is experiencing a time of unprecedented economic boom. Bolivia is no exception. In this context. expanding employment and wages, in coordination with the increase in spending and public investment, resulted in the reduction of poverty and income inequality in…
Bolivia Labor 101: Notes on labor reform
Rodolfo Erostegui writes in Pagina Siete: Notes on labor reform The labor reform should have two sources of inspiration: the labor market and the characteristics of the employment relationship. The first is important, since in most of the country there are small businesses. These companies account for about 80% of employment. However, our labor legislation…
Disadvantages, who will stick one’s neck out?
Maggy Talavera writes in El Deber: Disadvantages, who will stick one’s neck out? A hearing on the submission of a report on the competitiveness of Bolivia, made by the Bolivian Center for Economics of Cainco, one sentence helped me see clearly how far we are from the paradisiaic painting of macroeconomic figures that adorn the…
In Bolivia: The obstacles that alter fish migration.
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: The obstacles that alter fish migration. Experts disclose the damages caused by the lack of movement of some fish species. Whenever a shoal of shad, catfish or golden scrolls rivers in search of better living conditions, often find insurmountable obstacles to meet the migration process. These are large dams,…
Bolivian diplomatic relations with Brazil at its worst stage ever!
Juan Leon writes in Pagina Siete: Washing dirty linen at home Brazil’s Lula Da Silva was at the dawn of the Bolivian process of change, one of the most supportive of the Government of Evo Morales’ political allies. The ideological affinity, strengthened by the origins of the union leadership of both rulers, generated a kind…
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