This paper investigates the concentration of access to safe water across income levels in Bolivia. In particular, it focuses on how privatisation has changed coverage, affordability and the concentration of access to water on the part of the poor. We compare the performance of cities in which...

The study of the impact of public investment on poverty is currently of particular importance due to, among other factors, the commitments that several countries have acquired in the framework of the Millennium Development Goals and the current political situation which gives a more prominent...

Uno de los sectores más favorecidos por la inversión pública, en el periodo, 1995-2001 ha sido saneamiento básico. Los volúmenes invertidos y el número de sistemas instalados permitieron un notable incremento de la cobertura en este servicio básico en el área rural y urbana del país. La...

Dadas las condiciones de pobreza, los problemas de ingreso y las condiciones de inserción al mercado laboral en Bolivia, se requiere tratar el problema del desempleo desde una óptica donde las necesidades del hogar sean las que reflejen las restricciones presupuestarias y, al mismo tiempo,...

During the last five years, Bolivia received more than $US 3,000 million in foreign aid and more than $US 3,500 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The country also received debt relief with a net present value of $US 1,300 million and implemented a National Poverty Reduction Strategy....

Poverty in Bolivia continues to be among the highest in Latin America despite decades of concerted national and international efforts to reduce it. Bolivia has meticulously followed the recommendations of the Washington consensus at the same time as external aid has been generous and foreign...

Durante los últimos cinco años, Bolivia recibió más de $US 3.000 millones en ayuda externa oficial y más de $US 3.500 millones en Inversión Extranjera Directa (IED). El país también logró la condonación de parte de su deuda externa con un valor neto presente de $US 1.300 millones e...