Bolivia’s Land Reform: Does it really exist?

The land redistribution policy in Bolivia, brought about by the initiative of various social organizations, is a key element in Evo Morales’s current administration. This study attempts to shed light on the actual process of land redistribution, including the property types that are currently being...

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Autor principal: Fornillo, Bruno
Formato: Revistas
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2012
Acceso en línea:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/365
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Sumario:The land redistribution policy in Bolivia, brought about by the initiative of various social organizations, is a key element in Evo Morales’s current administration. This study attempts to shed light on the actual process of land redistribution, including the property types that are currently being applied, as well as the dilemmas that might arise were the elites to unite and exert political or economic pressure against the policy. The central hypothesis is that recent advances, particularly those made in favor of traditional communal lands for indigenous people, have been in fact substantial compared to the advances made in previous years. This study is based both on fieldwork in La Paz and on secondary sources.