Bolivia

article by Shultz and Whitesell (2005), it seems like in 2003, Bolivia needed to borrow money to finance its annual budget, so they turned to the IMF. The IMF in turn wanted 8% of their national budget, roughly $250 Million. You know the world is in a large wealth inequality when 8% of Bill Gates' current wealth is roughly $6 Billion, 24 times more than 8% of Bolivia's national budget in 2003! Because of IMF asking for wealth, Bolivia had to take desperate measures meaning increased taxes.…

The cocaine production in South America has contributed to the deterioration of the nations’ economies. In Bolivia, the cocaine industry changes the way people work and how they view earning their money. Weatherford’s field study in Bolivia creates an understanding of the hardships and decisions families face to survive. The effects of cocaine have short and long-term changes in the human brains reward circuit paving a way for addiction. The damage of the cocaine industry on the rural Bolivians…

The underfinanced prison system in Bolivia is filled with corruption, unsanitary conditions, and malnutrition. Overcrowding in the prison system of Bolivia is an issue. In these penitentiaries, prison guards within the prison have no control of the inmates, with inmates doing what they want. Guards only have control of the exterior parts of the…

scene, it looked as if the people of Bolivia have their faith with God. However, going into the mines, the workers often offer coca leaves or alcohol to the Tio. It was surprising that they go against their religion just because they believe the Tio controls or protects them in the mines. 3. Which two key course themes did the selection best illustrate? Explain how or in what ways. Elite rule is shown in the video in more than one way. I am assuming that Bolivia is under an elite rule because…

all that might have been hoped for" (Coatsworth 140). While every country faces obstacles to growth, Latin American countries seem incapable of overcoming their financial obstacles and some have even economically regressed. Because Argentina and Bolivia used inefficient policies to address their domestic problems, they failed to attain significant economic growth despite possessing the potential to advance their countries ' economies. In this essay, I will do two things. First, I will discuss…

Although social and ethnic movements are usually reserved for movements that are progressive in nature, Centellas highlights how social movements are often loosely defined in Bolivia, Using García Linera, Marxa, and Patricia’s (2004) definition for a social movement (“collective action that attempts to bring change to the established social systems or defend some material interest”) the right-wing cruceño movement meets the requirements…

the President Roosevelt embargo policy on Bolivia and Paraguay an unconstitutional violation of the enumerated powers of Article II of the Constitution. Facts: In May 1934, one year after the Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States, which stated that the President cannot pass a policy without Congress giving the president any mandated options to choose from, Congress passed a joint resolution in regards to the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia. Congress gave the president a list of…

June of 1967 was a chaotic month in Bolivian history that marked the beginning of over a decade of political disaster as a strike broke out at a mining complex during the festival of San Juan. The Bolivian army surrounded and captured the mining camps, killing eighty-seven citizens including men, women, and children. The San Juan Massacre represents the constant struggle Bolivian peasants faced throughout the 1970s to survive during a time when the political and economic environment acted…

Making the issue more public, will allow people to come together as a society, and help those suffering from water privatization, or not fall into the trap of selling their own water supply. By showing the aftermath of countries like Bolivia, one will realize how much destruction the privatization of water was doing then good for the people of…

In the “Structural Dependence of the State on Capital,” Przeworski and Wallerstein (1988) focus on identifying whether democracy is a political system that allows citizens to solve the inequalities created in their society by capitalism. Przeworski and Wallerstein analyze the theory of “structural dependence of the state on capital,” which states that all governments in capitalist societies are compelled to “respect and protect the essential claims” of owners of wealth in society (Przeworski and…