The Bolivian Export Sector (1870–1950)

Jose Alejandro Peres-Cajías and Anna Carreras-Marín
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Jose Alejandro Peres-Cajías: Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”
Anna Carreras-Marín: Universitat de Barcelona

Chapter 3 in The First Export Era Revisited, 2017, pp 73-110 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter analyzes the impact of the Bolivian export sector on the development of the economy from 1870 to 1950. This case study may help to reassess the export-led growth model because of four reasons: the constant dependence on a limited number of commodities (silver, rubber and tin), the geographic concentration of the export sector, a market structure of local production featured by a high concentration in few companies and the concentration of exports’ destination. The chapter presents new evidence on Bolivian foreign trade and recalculates several trade and economic indicators. The new empirical evidence stresses the erratic ability of the Bolivian export sector to foster the overall Bolivian economy.

Keywords: Bolivian Exports; Bolivian Economy; Silver Exports; Silver Production; Annual Percentage Variation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-62340-5_3

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