By any standard, Bolivia's economic crisis in the 1980's has been extraordinary. Like its neighbors. Bolivia suffered … from major external shocks, but the extent of economic collapse in the face of these shocks (including a hyperinflation … during 1984-85) suggests that internal factors as well as external shocks have been critical to Bolivia's poor economic …

By any standard, Bolivia's economic crisis in the 1980's has been extraordinary. Like its neighbors. Bolivia suffered … from major external shocks, but the extent of economic collapse in the face of these shocks (including a hyperinflation … during 1984-85) suggests that internal factors as well as external shocks have been critical to Bolivia's poor economic …