Evo's Bolivia : continuity and change / Linda C. Farthing and Benjamin H. Kohl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farthing, Linda C., author.

Kohl, Benjamin H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bolivia--Politics and government--2006-.

Bolivia.

Politics and government.

Bolivia--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Bolivia--Social policy.

Social policy.

Morales Ayma, Evo, 1959-.

Morales Ayma, Evo.

Physical Description:

xix, 243 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2014.

Summary:

In this compelling and comprehensive look at the rise of Evo Morales and Bolivia's Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), Linda Farthing and Benjamin Kohl offer a thoughtful evaluation of the transformations ushered in by the western hemisphere's first contemporary indigenous president. Accessible to all readers. Evo's Bolivia not only charts Evo's rise to power but also offers a history of and context for the MAS revolution's place in the rising "pink tide" of the political left. Farthing and. Kohl examine the many social movements whose agendas have set the political climate in Bolivia and describe the difficult conditions the administration inherited. They evaluate the results of Evo's policies by examining a Variety of measures, including poverty; health care and education reform; natural resources and development; and women's, indigenous, and minority rights. Weighing the positive with the negative, the authors offer a balanced assessment of the results and shortcomings of the first six years of the Morales administration. At the heart of this book are the voices of Bolivians themselves. Farthing and Kohl interviewed women and men in government, in social movements, and on the streets throughout the country, and their diverse backgrounds and experiences offer a multidimensional view of the administration and its progress so far. Ultimately the "process of change" Evo promised is exactly that: an ongoing and complicated process, yet an important example of development in a globalized world. Book jacket.

Contents:

Why Bolivia? why now?

Land of unintended consequences

Capturing or captured by power?

"Reinventing" the state, expanding rights, and navigating dependency

Continuity and innovation in the economy

Living well/vivir bien : government transfers, health, and education

Land and territory : the enduring struggle

The sacred leaf at the center : reconceptualizing drug policy

The path ahead.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780292757271

0292757271

9780292758681

0292758685

OCLC:

858914308