Summary
In 2000, in response to massive hikes in water prices by the newly privatized water provider, a Bechtel Corporation subsidiary, the city of Cochabamba took to the streets to demand justice and challenge corporate power. To mark the 10-year anniversary of the uprising, the Democracy Center compiled a variety of information on the revolt, ranging from excerpts of our original dispatches from the streets during the revolt, to the chapter on the revolt from our 2008 book, Dignity and Defiance: Stories of Bolivia’s Challenge to Globalization, available here in English and in Spanish. This chapter is a complete history of the Water Revolt, including how it began, what happened in those days in the streets of Cochabamba, and what has happened afterward, including the lawsuit that Bechtel brought against Bolivia and subsequently dropped in the face of enormous international pressure.
Learning Goals
- Familiarize yourself with the issue and major players, place in larger context
- Understand the strategies needed to address a multinational body at a local level
- Approach global corporate interest from a local perspective
Object Information
Web address: http://democracyctr.org/bolivia/investigations/bolivia-investigations-the-water-revolt/
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