A Study of Some of the Challenges of the Alternative Development Program in Bolivia

Finding an effective alternative to coca production has been a goal of almost every Bolivian and American administration since the 1970â s and a goal of various international institutions around the world as well. What appears to be a solution is the application of an Alternative Development progra...

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Main Author: Mendoza, Paola Susana
Other Authors: Political Science
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Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30789
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spelling ndltd-VTETD-oai-vtechworks.lib.vt.edu-10919-307892021-04-24T05:40:16Z A Study of Some of the Challenges of the Alternative Development Program in Bolivia Mendoza, Paola Susana Political Science Nelson, Scott G. Luciak, Ilja A. Clement, Christopher I. Bolivia coca alternative development Finding an effective alternative to coca production has been a goal of almost every Bolivian and American administration since the 1970â s and a goal of various international institutions around the world as well. What appears to be a solution is the application of an Alternative Development program, which consists of the creation of an economic and social environment in which households can attain an acceptable standard of living, without the need for drug (coca) crop cultivation. It means that throughout the application of this program, peasants who have been growing coca leaves should eradicate those crops and start growing alternative crops such as fruits, vegetables, coffee, etc. It is expected in Bolivia that these alternative crops are profitable enough to compete in international markets, providing Bolivian agricultural exporters with a sustainable economic alternative; otherwise peasants will go back to the production of this sacred leaf. This thesis will analyze some of the challenges encountered by the Alternative Development program in Bolivia. Master of Arts 2014-03-14T20:30:02Z 2014-03-14T20:30:02Z 2004-12-10 2005-01-03 2005-01-06 2005-01-06 Thesis etd-01032005-162906 http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30789 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01032005-162906/ Introduction.pdf Contents.pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ application/pdf application/pdf Virginia Tech
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Mendoza, Paola Susana
A Study of Some of the Challenges of the Alternative Development Program in Bolivia
description Finding an effective alternative to coca production has been a goal of almost every Bolivian and American administration since the 1970â s and a goal of various international institutions around the world as well. What appears to be a solution is the application of an Alternative Development program, which consists of the creation of an economic and social environment in which households can attain an acceptable standard of living, without the need for drug (coca) crop cultivation. It means that throughout the application of this program, peasants who have been growing coca leaves should eradicate those crops and start growing alternative crops such as fruits, vegetables, coffee, etc. It is expected in Bolivia that these alternative crops are profitable enough to compete in international markets, providing Bolivian agricultural exporters with a sustainable economic alternative; otherwise peasants will go back to the production of this sacred leaf. This thesis will analyze some of the challenges encountered by the Alternative Development program in Bolivia. === Master of Arts
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