Abstract During the 90’s, Bolivia’s economic policies were driven by the principles of the Washington Consensus which had privatization of state-owned companies as one of its core principles. Multiple companies were nationalized and they produced very poor results as the private owners not only failed to deliver their promises but […]

  Abstract: For women in El Salvador, living in the city and having a steady job are not a guarantee for overcoming poverty. Thousands of female workers in sectors such as domestic service, and the textile and clothing industry, work for low wages with which they must keep their families. And they are […]

Abstract: Growth vs. Sustainability? Inclusive growth? These questions are actual future challenges. No one denies that. Yet here I suggest another way of reading those questions, of raising other questions and see deeper so that we can visualize what is actually at stake: human beings. Don’t mind me, I am […]

Abstract: Women in Bolivia have been isolated from public life for over 120 years. It was only in the middle of the 20th century when the situation began to change and women were given a bigger say in Bolivian affairs. Over the past decades there has been significant milestones and it […]

Abstract: The Bolivian government is planning to expand the agricultural border from 3 million hectares to 13 million in twelve years. This raises two big questions: Where will these extra ten hectares be located? And what will be grown in them? If it is soy, as in the 37% of […]