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Country Analysis Brief: Bolivia

August 27, 2012 Comments off

Country Analysis Brief:  Bolivia
Source: Energy Information Administration

Hydrocarbons are an important element of Bolivia’s economy, one of the poorest and least developed in Latin America. Though Bolivia exports natural gas to Brazil and Argentina, continued questions about the actual size of its proved natural gas reserves have contributed to skepticism about the country’s potential to be a significant fossil fuel producer and regional energy hub. Bolivia’s known fossil fuel endowment is largely concentrated in southern and eastern departments, which have been controlled by opposition parties that demand greater autonomy from the federal government — partly in order to increase investment in and revenues from the hydrocarbon sector.

Categories: Bolivia, energy, Energy Information Administration

Country Analysis Brief: Bolivia

May 1, 2011 Comments off

Country Analysis Brief: Bolivia
Source: Energy Information Administration

Hydrocarbons are an important element of the economy of Bolivia, one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America. Though Bolivia exports natural gas to Brazil and Argentina, continued questions about the actual size of its proved natural gas reserves have contributed to skepticism about the country’s potential to be a significant fossil fuel producer and regional energy hub. Political risk also has characterized the energy sector and foreign involvement in it. Bolivia has asserted greater state control over the energy sector since President Evo Morales and his Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party assumed power in January 2006 and issued a nationalization decree in May of that year.

Hydrocarbons, primarily natural gas, account for roughly 10 percent of Bolivia’s gross domestic product, 30 percent of government revenues, and 40 percent of export earnings. The state-owned oil company and private companies claimed to invest around $800 million in Bolivia’s hydrocarbon sector in 2010, an increase of over 30 percent from 2009.

Categories: Bolivia, energy, Energy Information Administration

Country Specific Information: Bolivia

April 10, 2011 Comments off

Country Specific Information: Bolivia
Source: U.S. Department of State

Bolivia is a constitutional democracy and one of the least-developed countries in South America. Tourist facilities are generally adequate, but vary greatly in quality. The capital is La Paz, accessible by Bolivia’s international airport in El Alto. Read the Department of State Background Notes on Bolivia for additional information.

Categories: Bolivia, international relations, transportation and travel, U.S. Department of State

Media Piracy in Emerging Economies

March 16, 2011 Comments off

Media Piracy in Emerging Economies
Source: Social Science Research Council
From About the Report:

Media Piracy in Emerging Economies is the first independent, large-scale study of music, film and software piracy in emerging economies, with a focus on Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Mexico and Bolivia.

Based on three years of work by some thirty-five researchers, Media Piracy in Emerging Economies tells two overarching stories: one tracing the explosive growth of piracy as digital technologies became cheap and ubiquitous around the world, and another following the growth of industry lobbies that have reshaped laws and law enforcement around copyright protection. The report argues that these efforts have largely failed, and that the problem of piracy is better conceived as a failure of affordable access to media in legal markets.

+ Full Report (PDF)

Note:

Media Piracy in Emerging Economies is distributed under a Consumer’s Dilemma license, which shifts the developing-world consumer’s dilemma onto other geographies and income brackets. The full-text PDF of the report is available for:

  • US$8 for non-commercial use in high-income countries—a list that for the present purposes includes the USA, Western Europe, Japan, Australia, Israel, Singapore, and several of the Persian Gulf States (Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Brunei, and Bahrain), but not Canada.
  • Free for non-commercial use outside the above-listed high-income countries.*
  • US$2000 for commercial use, defined as use by businesses that realize financial gain from film, music, software, or publishing, and/or the enforcement of copyrights thereof, with annual revenues greater than US$1 million. Volume licensing is available.

A softcover print edition is available for $27.95

Hat tip: Teleread

Categories: Bolivia, Brazil, India, intellectual property, media and entertainment, Mexico, Russia, Social Science Research Council, technology and internet
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