In many ways economics is a historical science. Economists rely on historical data for the formulation of predictive models. Therefore, economics is a science of precedence. One of the most pertinent critiques against the modern practice [...]

Historically, the World Bank and the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of the world have been united in their "commitment to poverty alleviation and economic development in the Third World". In other words, the World Bank has been a great source of business revenue for the NGOs. [...]

After four months in Bolivia, today is officially my last day and the next couple of days I will spend traveling back to my home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It has certainly been an interesting time to be here. I have witnessed the nationalization of gas, elections to the [...]

The Cocalero was born into a Quechua speaking family in the arid, rural valleys of Cochabamba, Bolivia. At the age of 15, his father left his mother, with 10 children, for another woman. Out of sheer necessity, his mother forced him to drop out of school to work full [...]

The agronomist is content to have his job. He spends an inordinate amount of time shuffling through papers, signing them or making sure they have the proper signatures (all 10 of them), and the rest of his time is spent visiting communities to work on a disintegrated mess of what [...]