Neoliberalism and social struggle in Latin America in the Present Time: Bolivia between 2000 and 2005

Abstract

On November 10th, 2019, Evo Morales was prompted to resign his presidential term by the commander of the Armed Forces, General Williams Kaliman. The political instability after the presidential election, on October 20, contributed to this outcome. These events fostered countless debates in the university and journalistic circles about the reasons that made possible the government of the first indigenous president in Bolivian history. Likewise, analysis were carried out in order to assess his presidential administration. In this article we aim to contribute to such debates. Thus, we will reflect on the reasons that led Evo Morales to the Bolivian presidency. We will explore the impacts of neoliberalism in Bolivia and Latin America, also make a brief theorization regarding this doctrine in its first part. In a second moment, we will look at Bolivian history between 2000 and 2005 and evaluate the causes for the arrival of Morales to the presidency.