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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Bolivia in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Bolivia has
experienced extreme weather events in the past few years. In early 2014,
extensive flooding was reported in La Paz, Beni,
and Pando1. In 2016, over half of the country was affected by drought. In
2019, widespread forest fires in Chiquitania were
exacerbated by a changing climate. According to the
Climate Change Knowledge Portal, Bolivia is projected to experience more
frequent and intense extreme precipitation events in the future. The
potential for heavier precipitation goes up exponentially in a warmer world,
which means that intense events will likely recur more frequently. In September 2023,
Bolivia experienced some of the most extreme temperatures during what are
usually temperate months. This has led to a water shortage in the country due
to drought.
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World Factbook - Bolivia U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bl.html [accessed 10
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bolivia/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Bolivia is a
resource rich country with strong growth attributed to captive markets for
natural gas exports – to Brazil and Argentina. However, the country remains
one of the least developed countries in Latin America because of
state-oriented policies that deter investment. Following an
economic crisis during the early 1980s, reforms in the 1990s spurred private
investment, stimulated economic growth, and cut poverty rates. In early 2016, the
Government of Bolivia approved the 2016-2020 National Economic and Social
Development Plan aimed at maintaining growth of 5% and reducing poverty GDP -
per capita: $7,600 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
29.4% industry:
22% services: 48.6% (2015 est.) Unemployment
rate: 4% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 38.6% (2017
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 155
deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 32.2
deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 70.4 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 92.8% of
population Physicians
density: 1.59 physicians/1,000 population (2016) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 78% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 93% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Bolivia borgenproject.org/category/bolivia/ [accessed 21 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. It believes that leaders of the most
powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. From
ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote, nearly every
wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating at
the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Ending Poverty: Updates On The Sdgs In Bolivia borgenproject.org/updates-on-sdgs-in-bolivia/ ~
Disability And Poverty In Bolivia borgenproject.org/disability-and-poverty-in-bolivia/ ~
5 Facts About Femicide In Bolivia borgenproject.org/femicide-in-bolivia/ ~
Gender Disparity And Women’s Rights In Bolivia borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-bolivia/ ~
The Implications Of Commercialized Quinoa In Bolivia borgenproject.org/quinoa-in-bolivia/ ~
Tackling Heart Disease In Bolivia With The Nit Occlud
Device borgenproject.org/heart-disease-in-bolivia/ ~
7 Facts About Homelessness In Bolivia borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-bolivia/ ~
The Importance Of Microfinance In Bolivia borgenproject.org/microfinance-in-bolivia/ ~
Healthcare In Bolivia: Progress And Improvements borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-bolivia-progress-and-improvements/ The
World Bank in Bolivia www.worldbank.org/en/country/bolivia/overview [accessed 16 April 2021] Bolivia
is trying to cushion the effects generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the
fall in oil price. The recovery will require actions to secure stability,
promote the private sector, and protect the most vulnerable. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Bolivia-ECONOMY.html [accessed 17 December 2020] Bolivia
is one of the Western Hemisphere's poorest countries, despite an abundance of
mineral resources. Its economy has always been dependent on mineral exports,
principally of tin, but these have gradually declined since World War II.
Little of the nation's great agricultural and forest potential has been
developed; agriculture remains little above the subsistence level, and
Bolivia must import large quantities of food. Moreover, evidence is that the
coca crop eradification program, without effective
crop substitution, has led to a substantial contraction in the informal
market. All
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