I agree with this move and applaud Morales for having the guts to stand up to large multi-nationals that abuse Bolivia's resources. The question will be whether Bolivia has the expertise to extract their natural resources for production.
If you take away the politics, it would appear Evo has his people's best interest at heart.
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Bolivia states to vote on split
Two provinces in Bolivia will vote in a referendum on whether to declare autonomy from the central government.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...cas/7429630.stm
An Hour with Bolivian President Evo Morales: "Neoliberalism Is No Solution for Humankind"
Bolivian President Evo Morales joins us in the firehouse studio to discuss the election of Barack Obama, US-Bolivian relations, the global economic crisis and more. Morales is visiting the United States at a time when relations between the two countries are deteriorating. Last month, the Bush administration suspended long-term trade benefits with Bolivia over its alleged failure to cooperate in the "war on drugs." Meanwhile, Morales has given the Drug Enforcement Administration three months to leave Bolivia. He accused DEA agents of violating Bolivian sovereignty and encouraging the drug trade.
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Bolivia Re-invents Democratic Socialism
By Judy Rebick
Bolivia is reinventing democractic socialism. They are in the process of creating a plurinational state with equal rights for all nations and people, redistributing land, providing free health and education for everyone, creating what they call a pluri-economy that includes public, private, co-operative and communitarian. Ref. Source 2