#bolivia-history

Bolivia: A Financial History — From the Silver of Potosi to the Gas Nationalization and the Lithium Frontier

This article explores Bolivia's financial history, tracing its economic development from the colonial silver mines of Potosi to the tin barons, the 1952 Revolution, neoliberal shock therapy, and the recent natural gas and lithium booms. It highlights the recurring challenges of resource wealth, debt, and state-led economic redistribution.