Bolivia

Another Uncompleted Revolution

Bibliographic Data

ID2997795
AuthorsRobert R Barr (University of Mary Washington, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume47
Issue3
Pages69-90
Publication date2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLatin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1548-2456.2005.tb00319.x
OpenAlexW2121474191
LanguageEN
Citations received21
References cited23

Since 1999, growing citizen dissatisfaction in Bolivia has been manifest in a cycle of often violent protests. Citizens believe that they have no means of expressing themselves except demonstrations. The public has grown weary of neoliberalism, which is perceived as benefiting only the elite. A recent economic downturn provided the catalyst for the unrest. Underlying these economic concerns, however, are fundamental problems with representation. The second Bolivian "revolution" involved not only the shift from state-led economic development to neoliberalism but also a shift from corporatism to pluralism. Representative institutions have not fully responded to the new pluralistic landscape, despite a range of political reforms. Many Bolivians find that their voice in government has weakened even as their needs have grown. The Bolivian case thereby highlights the obstacles young democracies face in winning over decreasingly tolerant citizens

Corporatism · Development economics · Economics · Elite · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Unrest · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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