Bolivia [[electronic resource] ] : processes of change / / John Crabtree and Ann Chaplin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910528897703321
• Autore: Crabtree John
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2013
• ISBN: 1-350-21872-3; 1-78032-379-4; 1-78032-378-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (210 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ChaplinAnn
• Disciplina: 320.98409051
• Soggetti: Urban geography - Bolivia; Urbanization - Bolivia; Electronic books.; Bolivia History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: About the authors; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Prologue; Map; Introduction: Popular Organization and the Processes of Change; Conclusions; 1 | Land, Campesinos and Indígenas; Visions of development; Indigenous rights and the constitution; Saneamiento, land titling and redistribution; Breakdown of the Pacto; Conclusions; 2 | The Altiplano: Sindicatos versus Ayllus; Agrarian reform and beyond; Of ayllus and sindicatos; Living standards in the Altiplano; Inclusion; Conclusions; 3 | El Alto: A City of Migrants; Popular power and participation; Living standards, employment and the economy; Towards a more inclusive society?Conclusions; 4 | Of Mines and Miners; Changes in structure; The workings of cooperatives; Mining unions; Industrialization; Conclusions; 5 | Of Coca and Cocaleros; The war on coca; Trends in coca production; Living conditions in the Chapare; Organization and living standards in the Yungas; Conclusions; 6 | Of Gas, Rents and Indigenous Movements of the Chaco; Two worlds superimposed; The impact of gas on Tarija; Experiences of indigenous advance; Political and economic change since 2006; Conclusions; 7 | Santa Cruz and the Process of Change; The development of Santa CruzChanges in the structure of power; The changing face of agriculture; The other side of town; Conclusions; 8 | The Amazonian North; On the frontier; Brazil nuts; Saneamiento and land titling; Social organization; Emporium of the north; Presence of the state; Conclusions; 9 | Conclusions; Interviewees; Further reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Since Evo Morales was elected president in 2006 as leader of the MAS, the first social movement to achieve political power in Latin America, Bolivia has seen radical changes and continues to generate huge interest worldwide. In this revealing new book, Crabtree and Chaplin show how ordinary people have responded to the processes of change that have taken place in the country over the last few years.