Tag: public policy failures
Bolivia bankrupt, on the verge of collapse and without a lifeline – Bolivia en quiebra, al borde del colapso y sin salvavidas
Maggy Talavera, El Deber: Bolivia is bankrupt, on the verge of collapse and what is most worrying and dangerous, with no lifeline in sight. A reality that hits us harder every day and a lack that puts the now precarious economic and financial stability of the country at high risk. A lack that is the…
The model is exhausted – El modelo está agotado
Gonzalo Chavez, Los Tiempos: Surplus income generators are exhausted. The hydrocarbons sector in 2014 produced 5,489 million dollars of income and has dropped to 2,289 million. The electricity sector does not generate surpluses. On the contrary, Bolivia has an offer of 3,500 MW and only consumes half. The rest is lost. The mining sector, although…
Tipnis at its worst – El Tipnis en su peor momento
Editorial, El Deber: One of the most important reserves in Bolivia is being mistreated from various sides without anyone taking responsibility for preventing it. The Isiboro Sécure Park (Tipnis) suffers one of the greatest challenges in its history, due to the recurring and illegal activities of deforestation and felling of trees, illegal coca leaf plantations…
Bolivia está al borde de una crisis económica – Bolivia is on the brink of an economic crisis
The Economist: Tras dos décadas de políticas estatistas, el modelo económico del país está en quiebra “Dolares no faltan”, anuncia una pancarta en la página principal del banco central de Bolivia. “Nuestra economía es fuerte, solvente y estable”. La necesidad de decirlo sugiere lo contrario. Durante las últimas semanas, los bolivianos han estado tratando desesperadamente…
General crisis of the Plurinational State – Crisis general del Estado Plurinacional
Editorial, El Diario: It is undeniable that the governments of Evo Morales between 2006 and 2019 had led to an economic, political, moral crisis, etc., which required political rectification, before it was too late. In effect, the population entered a revolutionary political situation that led to a popular insurrection in November 2019, which forced the…
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