Bolivia in one paragraph

Here's William Ratliff on Bolivia:

The Indians' first objective is positive and crucial for the future of Bolivia and nations far beyond it. They are demanding far greater and effective participation for the majority of the people in their country's affairs. The other objective, calling for such policies as resource nationalization, is largely negative, a sort of reflexive anti-globalization that would reduce the chances of improving living conditions for all Bolivians.

It's a good article overall on the problems of selling capitalism, which is necessary for prosperity, to a region that has been screwed time and again by the capitalists.