Livelihood Strategies and Development Interventions in the Southern Andes of Bolivia: Contrasting Views on Development
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Based on the characteristics of the livelihood strategies of farmers in the northern part of Chuquisaca and Potosí (Bolivia) on the one hand, and the features of development interventions realized in this region on the other, this paper analyzes the point of contact; in other words the coincidence between farmers' strategies and development interventions from the drought (1983) until the present. The conclusion is that in many respects there are considerable contrasts in trends and priorities.
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