More Nationalisation, this time in Bolivia

[REDSOX]

The Bolivians a long way behind Venezuela in building socialism but this is a good step forward, lowering the retirement age and nationalising the pension system privatised in the 1990's http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1613521620101116 It should become law hopefully by the end of this year.

[Revolutionair]

Good post, keep us updated!

[IndependentCitizen]

Fantastic news, hopefully they'll begin to nationalise more systems/industry.

[erupt]

Bolivia's infamous "Death Road" really needs some work. A lot of lives of lost on that road...a lot. I saw not to long ago on television about a bus-driver who had wrecked, and they had fallen about 500 feet. He was imprisoned. I'm not to lay judgement on that, but it brings me to to this.

Truck drivers and bus drivers really need some kind of organization, as well as construction workers. According the U.S. History channel, the country is years behind in construction of a better road system, and they are in debt.

[blake 3:17]

Folks may have missed this

Peru has decided to give Bolivia access to a Pacific port, allowing its landlocked Andean neighbor a stretch of coastline for the first time in more than 120 years.
Peruvian President Alan García and his Bolivian counterpart, Evo Morales, signed an accord last week in the Peruvian port of Ilo that will allow Bolivia eventually to build its own small dock on a parcel of coastline that's 1.38 square miles. Bolivia, landlocked but still operating a navy, lost its Pacific coastline to Chile during the War of the Pacific (http://warofthepacific.com/), in which Chile fought both Peru and Bolivia from 1879 to 1884.
The war is still considered a sore spot in Bolivia, the result often blamed for some of the country's economic troubles. With a strip of sea, Bolivia could open itself more to global trade and markets, as it currently requires an OK from either Peru or Chile to move its exports across land.


Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2010/10/peru-bolivia-port-landlocked.html

This represents a huge step forward for Bolivia. It's very interesting that the Chilean Socialists didn't do it.

[Delenda Carthago]

This is a good step,but in no way a socialist one.Reformist capitalist,maybe.Socialist,no.

[REDSOX]

Evo morales and the MAS have done some good reformist moves which will go some towards restoring sovereignty and helping the poor/working class.

Nationalising Oil and gas and replacing concessions with joint ventures 51% state owned
Nationalising the telecommunications
Nationalising the Electricity
Nationalising some tin mines/tin smelters/deposits
About to nationalise pension system
Expanding welfare programmes for the young and old

Good left reformist stuff!!