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1 – 10 of 33The census provides the basis for the distribution of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and defines the proportions of tax receipts that are channelled to decentralised tiers of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289414
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Since Noboa launched a security crackdown in January, declaring an armed internal conflict and classifying 22 gangs and cartels as terrorist organisations, there have been several…
The electoral authorities will nevertheless need to organise judicial elections, set for December. They may also face the task of staging a three-issue referendum before year-end…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289066
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The situation risks turning into a severe constitutional crisis with the legislature and judiciary challenging one another. Morales has once again defied a judicial veto on his…
The situation, which began in northern regions, quickly spread, affecting the entire basin by September. Since January, large areas of the basin have been in a state of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286018
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The main culprit is the expansion of soya cultivation, especially in Santa Cruz department. The government pays lip service to the need to preserve the Amazon biome but adopts a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282778
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This sector has grown substantially with the rise in recent years of the world gold price, contributing to the rapid deforestation of the rainforest in the north of the country…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283617
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For the last 25 years, gas exports have been Bolivia’s main source of foreign exchange and the government’s main source of tax income. However, long-time buyer Argentina is moving…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281699
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Camacho has long offered leadership to movements that seek greater autonomy from La Paz. His arrest has given rise to violent protests in the east of the country and blockades on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275100
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Opposition groups to the ruling Movimiento al Socialismo (Movement towards Socialism, MAS) have largely failed to organise beyond specific areas, but having suffered major…