Ayo Ayo at the eye of the storm

06.18.2004

It's becoming more clear that the Bolivian state has lost authority in much of the Altiplano. A basic condition for any state — even a democratic state — is the state's ability to monopolize coercion, to be the ultimate arbiter of law & order. That no longer exists in much of the country. The state's unravelling at the seams. And. Unless Mesa's government decides to act swiftly, this could be the end of Bolivia.

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