Reforms and Counter-Reforms in Bolivia
This paper analyzes reforms and counter-reforms in Bolivia in recent decades and their effects on the policymaking process (PMP) and productivity. Bolivias PMP has shifted from a formal representative democracy to a participative and direct type of democracy where street protest and other non-conventional forms of political participation have become dominant. While reforms have increased productivity, they have failed to secure the political support necessary to assure long-term sustainability. In contrast, counter-reforms have so far enjoyed extensive political support, but productivity has stagnated since this process started, with declining economic growth and job creationdevelopments likely to undermine support for the counter-reform process. The document stresses the need to rebuild a consensus around a PMP capable of increasing productivity and employment creation while restoring social cohesion.
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| Format: | Working Papers biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Inter-American Development Bank
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| Subjects: | E-Government, Governance, Public Administration, A10 - General Economics: General, E65 - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes, O21 - Planning Models • Planning Policy, O47 - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth • Aggregate Productivity • Cross-Country Output Convergence, O54 - Latin America • Caribbean, IDB-WP-103, |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010737 https://publications.iadb.org/en/reforms-and-counter-reforms-bolivia |
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