Bolivia’s Black Gold
Bolivia has been called "the beggar on a throne of gold." While rich in natural resources, it is the poorest ...
World Bank Education Policy: Market Liberalism Meets Ideological Conservatism
The theme of the Fifth Ibero-American Summit, held in the Argentine resort of Bariloche last October, was "Education and Development." ...
A New Day for Bolivia
COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA—On the night of Friday, October 17, television screens across Bolivia were split into two mesmerizing images of history ...
The Roots of Rebellion, II. Reclaiming the Nation
The U.S. government allows the Bolivian government only the minimal amount of wiggle room required to keep the masses at ...
Selling the Public Sector: Latin America reacts; Colombia: Taking a Stand in Cali
Emcali is the public company that provides water, energy and telecom services to two million people in and around Cali, ...
Selling the Public Sector: Latin America reacts; Peru: Hanging up on the Public Sector
When the Vásquez family’s phone line was installed in mid-1990, they threw a party. After all, they’d paid $1,000 and ...
Mexican Pipeline: The Future of Oil Under Vicente Fox
In 1992, President Carlos Salinas, in the midst of his drive to privatize the Mexican economy, oversaw the division of ...
Borrow in order to sell?
Why do governments need to borrow money from the IDB when a public enterprise is sold off to private buyers? ...
