Bolivia''s Border System

This volume demonstrates how Bolivia is part of a regional border system and intends to contribute to public policies, related to violence and distortions stemming from global illegal markets, specifically for vulnerable populations.

List of contents

Introduction Part 1: History and Present of the Bolivian Border Subsystem 1. The Bolivian Subsystem within the Global System 2. Notes on the Evolution of the Concept of Borders in Literature and Politics 3. Dimensions and Characteristics of the Borders Part 2: Illegal Markets 4. Illegal Markets Part 3: Policies 5. Public Policies and the Border Subsystem Part 4: Balance 6. The Border Subsystem from Illegal Drug Markets

About the author

José Blanes Jiménez is the founder and current research coordinator of Centro Boliviano de Estudios Multidisciplinarios (CEBEM), in La Paz, Bolivia. He holds an MSc in Sociology from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and has been a lecturer at several Latin American and Spanish universities. His research interests include population, development, border systems, and illegal markets.

Summary

This volume demonstrates how Bolivia is part of a regional border system and intends to contribute to public policies, related to violence and distortions stemming from global illegal markets, specifically for vulnerable populations.

Product details

• Authors: Jose (Centro Boliviano De Estudios Blanes Jimenez, José Blanes Jiménez
• Assisted by: Daniela Salinas (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032066288
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3206628-8
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Borders and Illegal Markets in Latin America
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Latin America, Globalization, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, International Relations, Political Economy, Human Geography