Update: When Companies Sue Governments (Audio)

Update: When Companies Sue Governments (Audio)

Manuel Pérez Rocha gives an update on the recent World Bank investor dispute settlement in favor of El Salvador, which ...
Selling the Public Sector: Latin America reacts; Bolivia: The Water War Widens

Selling the Public Sector: Latin America reacts; Bolivia: The Water War Widens

Before April 2000, few people outside of Bolivia had ever heard of Cochabamba, a city of 600,000 tucked away in ...
The Roots of Rebellion, I. Insurgent Bolivia

The Roots of Rebellion, I. Insurgent Bolivia

The great anti-colonial indigenous insurrection of 1781 has haunted republican Bolivia since its founding in 1825. From their military encampment ...
Bolivia's Black Gold

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

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

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 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

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, ...
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