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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was today ordered to leave Bolivia. According to the British Broadcasting Association (BBC), President Evo Morales accused the agency of ‘seeking to “conspire against” the Bolivian people and his government.’ USAID has been working in the country for over fifty years and …
Read More »Bolivia Climate Change Monthly: April, 2013
Welcome to the April 2013 edition of Bolivia Climate Change Monthly where you will find the latest research, policy and news related to climate change in Bolivia*. Accessing adaptation: Multiple stressors on livelihoods in the Bolivian highlands under a changing climate by Julia McDowell and Jeremy Hess, published in Global Environmental Change. …
Read More »Is Happiness Relevant to Development?
There are differing opinions on what poverty and development are and the role that happiness plays in them (see for example Development Roast’s January article ‘Opinion: Why happiness does not matter for the problem of poverty’). Aside from poverty itself, the world’s view on how to conceptualize and measure development …
Read More »INESAD News: Dr. Andersen Gives Keynote Speech
Dr. Lykke Andersen gave a keynote speech entitled “A Theoretical Background to Land Use Change and Social-Ecological System Modeling in SimPachamama” during a two-day workshop on “Using Agent-Based Models to Project Possibilities for REDD+ Policies” held at the University of Florida on April 24-25, 2013. One of the goals of the workshop was to …
Read More »Guest Roast: Good Governance and Development – Which causes which?
By Edvin Arnby Machata The international development community has for almost two decades focused on improving governance as a strategic priority for aiding economic growth. This article points to the historical record and argues that 1) growth does not require good governance, 2) good governance and representative institutions are products …
Read More »INESAD News: Economic Symposium a Success
With a record number of supporters, the fifth annual Economic Symposium, held in Cochabamba, Bolivia on April 18, 2013, led by INESAD, proved a giant success. The event was attended by almost 150 participants from across the academic, public and private spheres. The symposium would not have been possible without the Bolivian Private University (UPB), …
Read More »Bolivia’s Best: Interview with Prize-Winning Physicist Oscar Saavedra
“When you’re young, it’s important to have a vision that you try to fulfill in spite of whatever difficulties you may have to overcome.” This is the philosophy of Oscar Saavedra, a highly respected particle physicist from Bolivia, now a Professor at the University of Turin in Italy. He studies …
Read More »INESAD News: Welcome Lorena Talavera
As part of continuous growth, INESAD and Development Roast are bringing on board a host of new interns. Join us in welcoming our newest addition Lorena Talavera: Lorena is originally from Peru and she is currently an international student at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in England in pursuit of …
Read More »INESAD News: Welcome Jonathan Fortun
As part of continuous growth, INESAD and Development Roast are bringing on board a host of new interns. Join us in welcoming our newest addition Jonathan Fortun Vargas: Jonathan believes that coming from Bolivia is not a coincidence in his life; he is certain that change comes from within and, …
Read More »INESAD News: Italian Students Visit La Paz
On April 4, 2013, INESAD’s Dr. Lykke Andersen and Osvaldo Nina gave a presentation to a consortium of students from Italian universities who visited INESAD as part of a project conducted by Giulia Maria Baldinelli of the Institute of Research and Training in Social Sciences (IRFOSS). [contact-form to=’iouliafenton@gmail.com’ subject=’INESAD News: Italian student presentation’][contact-field label=’Enter …
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