Bolivia
"In Bolivia more rural people live below the poverty line than in any other country in the world. Five hundred years after the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores, the country's rich natural resources are still controlled and exploited by a privileged minority, while the indigenous majority struggle to subsist on the poorest soils, or migrate to swell the teeming cities. Strangers in their own land for centuries, the indigenous people of Bolivia are now claiming the right to be heard and to be included in the national political process." "Marcela Lopez Levy visited Bolivia to learn from miners, peasant farmers, market stall-holders, students, and community leaders about the impact of harsh economic reforms on the poorest and most powerless citizens. She explores the political labyrinth of a country which has experienced more coups d'etat than any other in the world. Her book describes the movement for popular participation, striving to create a more equal society in which the nation's economic potential can be realised for the benefit of all. It celebrates the cultural diversity of Bolivia in vivid descriptions and specially commissioned photographs."--BOOK JACKET
eBook, English, 2001
Oxfam ; [Distributed in USA by] Stylus Publishing LLC, Oxford, UK, Herndon, VA, 2001