Fighting for Prosperity: Reflections on the Crisis and Politics of Poverty in Bolivia
Abstract
After five years of protest in which many protesters and police have
been killed or injured, public building burned, roads blocked, and two
national presidents ousted from power, the national elections in 2005 mark
what many in Bolivia hope is an end to political unrest and a return to
peaceful democratic process. It must be realized, however, that these are
uneasy hopes that are tempered by conflicting concerns and expectations.
been killed or injured, public building burned, roads blocked, and two
national presidents ousted from power, the national elections in 2005 mark
what many in Bolivia hope is an end to political unrest and a return to
peaceful democratic process. It must be realized, however, that these are
uneasy hopes that are tempered by conflicting concerns and expectations.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/ibero.189 | Journal eISSN: 2002-4509
Language: English
Page range: 107 - 132
Published on: Jun 1, 2006
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2006 John-Andrew McNeish, published by Stockholm University Press
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