Water Beyond the State

Olivera, Marcela

doi:10.1080/10714839.2014.11721837

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The Tipping Point: Bolivia’s Water and Gas Wars1

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“…Bánzer, acting in November 1999, moved to sell all public potable water service in the nation to private companies (Law 2029). In the city of Cochabamba, all water rights were passed to Aguas del Tunari—a consortium owned by Italian interests and the US-based Bechtel Corporation (Olivera, 2014, p. 64). Aguas del Tunari had been the sole bidder in the privatization auction process (Finnegan, 2002).…”

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Progress in Bolivia: Declining the United States Influence and the Victories of Evo Morales

Pineo

2016

Journal of Developing Societies

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This article provides an assessment of economic and social progress in Bolivia under Evo Morales. An examination of the leading factors that explain Bolivia’s turn to the left is offered, focusing on how the US policies and actions contributed to the collapse of the old regime. The social and economic policy directions since Morales assumed office is presented, followed by a discussion of the process of creating a Bolivian understanding of democracy, one that is deeper and richer than the nation has experienced heretofore.

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