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  • Amazonía

    Democracia y Madre Tierra para Vivir Bien

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    Abstract: On October 15th 2012 president Evo Morales  enacted the Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development to Live Well. The aim of the law is to protect natural resources, finding a balance between progress and preservation  and also to enable the development of diverse forms of production in Bolivian […]

  • Toma de posesión del Presidente Evo Morales en Bolivia

    Percepciones sobre la actual democracia boliviana

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      Abstract: After two dictatorial periods in the seventies and in 1980-81, Bolivia started a new democratic period. Since then the following governments and politicians have fought to maintain the best democracy possible always in the search of better representation. Since the start of the first term of the Evo […]

  • Creérnosla

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    Abstract: Bolivia has never won an olimpic medal, not even one since 1936. It is then logical to ask ourselves why. Have we got no talent? Is it the ill famed altitude? Is it because we are a poor country? The obvious answer seems to be that since there are […]

  • Mirar nuestra región

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                    Abstract: In 2011 both in Chile and Colombia massive student protest took place. In the first one the main motive was to obtain from the government the commitment to support and give free and good public education for in Chile every educational […]

  • Exportar microfinanzas

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    [jwplayer mediaid=”16971″]   Abstract: In the 1980’s a couple of NGO’s started working on the possibilities of introducing micro-finance in Bolivia. These NGO’s suceeded in their task mainly because they received international cooperation and because state politics allowed them to introduce this new finantial system designed to grant credit to […]