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…
Tag: public policy failures
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…
Social bonds must be eliminated | Los bonos sociales deben eliminarse
Antonio Saravia, El Deber: The state spent over a billion dollars in 2023 financing five social bonds: the Dignity Income, the Juana Azurduy bond, the universal prenatal bond, the Juancito Pinto bond, and the bond for severely disabled people. Of these, the one requiring the most disbursements was the Dignity Income, costing $922 million, which…
The selling price of the dollar remains at 8.40 bolivianos | Precio de venta del dólar se mantiene en 8,40 bolivianos
Brujula Digital, El diario: The US currency is still scarce The scarcity of dollars persists in the city of La Paz, while its price in the parallel market remains at 8.40 bolivianos, despite the agreement reached three weeks ago between the government and private businesses to stabilize the US currency in the country. Brújula Digital…
Gold, Mercury, and Deforestation | Oro, mercurio y deforestación
Editorial, El Deber: It is both paradoxical and tragic. Where large deposits of silver and tin were discovered and exploited, today poor families and decimated communities survive. Where natural gas was discovered and exported, fueling the powerful industries of Brazil and Argentina, there are still regions that have not overcome the most critical levels of…
General crisis of the Plurinational State | Crisis general del Estado Plurinacional
Editorial, El Diario: The so-called Bolivian Plurinational State has reached a general crisis, that is, in economic, political, ideological, and moral levels. For this reason, today it finds itself in a dead end, it has hit rock bottom, which cannot help but cause a feeling of anguish and bewilderment in the majority of the national…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 