Anatomy of a regional conflict: Tarija and resource grievances in Moraless Bolivia

Latin American Perspectives

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 140-160

  Humphreys Bebbington, Denise ^a   Bebbington, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Extractive industry; Gas; Regionalism; Social protest; Tarija

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; AUTONOMY; CLASS; ELECTION; ETHNICITY; NATIONAL POLITICS; REGIONALISM;

BOLIVIA; TARIJA [BOLIVIA];

EID: 77955904985     PISSN: 0094582X     EISSN: 1552678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0094582X10372503     Document Type: Article

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