Searching for Status: New Elites in the New Bolivia

This essay argues that those strategies enabling the recognition and distinction of the elite in Bolivia have collapsed since Evo Morales assumed the country’s presidency in early 2006. Not only have new political elites taken power, the established and inherited societal stratifications have also b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ton Salman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CEDLA 2009-04-01
Series:European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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Online Access:http://www.erlacs.org/articles/10.18352/erlacs.9613/