This case study examines to what extent Bolivia has been able to achieve pro-poor growth, what the mechanisms of … achieving (or failing to achieve) pro-poor growth have been, and what options are available to ensure higher rates of pro …-poor growth. The analysis focuses on the period from 1989 to 2003, which spans a time of relatively high growth in the 1990s, and …

poverty and income distribution in Bolivia. The CGE analysis addresses several important transmission channels which have been … industries. The simulation results suggest that FDI inflows add to Bolivia's investment ratio, enhance economic growth, and … reduce poverty. However, the income distribution typically becomes more unequal. In particular, FDI widens income disparities …

reduces the poverty effect of the external shock. Even the significant short-run macroeconomic expansion that occurs without … wage indexation does not translate into significant poverty alleviation, which is due to the fact that the real value of …

This paper analyzes how major external shocks and policy reforms affect Bolivia's ability to achieve pro-poor growth … Bolivia's medium-term development prospects, leading to marked increases in both urban and rural poverty. If the reform … projects were implemented, their impact on growth would be large enough to slightly overcompensate the impact of the negative …