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Here are the two databases on which all the quantitative work in Decentralization and Popular Democracy (econometrics, graphs, charts, etc), as well as various papers featuring decentralization in Bolivia, are based. They contain essentially the same data, but formatted in version 1 for cross-sectional regressions, and in version 2 for panel regressions. Both databases follow similar naming conventions, provided in the data key.
The data are organized by municipality and cover the period 1987-2007. Financial variables are based on yearly observations, whereas most other variables (e.g. demographic, geographic, institutional) are based on data from the 1992 and 2001 censuses, and the unusual 1997 “Municipal Census” of local infrastructure, service provision, and administrative processes.
Dataset organization goes back to my PhD research in the 1990s. It's all there, but I have not put in the work required to make it easy for the uninitiated. This data rewards sustained attention. It is probably not suitable for someone looking to dip in quickly and move on.
There is also a file containing tables and figures with key statistics for the 9 case studies in the book.
Data set 1 – Bolivia_cs_1987_2007 (3.7mb)
Data set 2 – Bolivia_xt_1987_2007 (20.8mb)
Data set key to all the variable names
Audio Clips of Interviews
Audio Clips of Interviews
[Page references provided for specific quotes that appear in Decentralization and Popular Democracy; Bolivian acronyms provided as N.B. for certain clips]
VIACHA (Most interesting first)
District 7, Interview Clip 1 [Viacha – Distrito 7 – Clip 1.m4a]
Date: 11 December 2009
Location: District 7, Viacha
Individuals: Mauricio Mamani, Oscar Soto, Guzman Callisaya, Hector Mayta, Franklin Merlo, Saturnino Laguna, and Nelson Murillo, Asst. Mayor, OC member, FEJUVE President, Municipal Superintendent, Municipal technician, FEJUVE transport officer, and FEJUVE education and culture secretary.
Topic: How and why Viacha’s local government has improved; District 7’s most urgent needs
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 7:34
Page reference: p.241
District 7, Interview Clip 2 [Viacha – Distrito 7 – Clip 2.m4a]
Date: 11 December 2009
Location: District 7, Viacha
Individuals: Mauricio Mamani, Oscar Soto, Guzman Callisaya, Hector Mayta, Franklin Merlo, Saturnino Laguna, and Nelson Murillo, Asst. Mayor, OC member, FEJUVE President, Municipal Superintendent, Municipal technician, FEJUVE transport officer, and FEJUVE education and culture secretary.
Topic: How politics has changed in Viacha: bottom-up instead of top-down.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 3:52
District 7, Interview Clip 3 [Viacha – Distrito 7 – Clip 3.m4a]
Date: 11 December 2009
Location: District 7, Viacha
Individuals: Mauricio Mamani, Oscar Soto, Guzman Callisaya, Hector Mayta, Franklin Merlo, Saturnino Laguna, and Nelson Murillo, Asst. Mayor, OC member, FEJUVE President, Municipal Superintendent, Municipal technician, FEJUVE transport officer, and FEJUVE education and culture secretary.
Topic: How good local government works and why it is likely to persist in Viacha.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 6:22 N.B. “POA” = Plan Annual Operativo
District 7, Interview Clip 4 [Viacha – Distrito 7 – Clip 4.m4a]
Date: 11 December 2009
Location: District 7, Viacha
Individuals: Mauricio Mamani, Oscar Soto, Guzman Callisaya, Hector Mayta, Franklin Merlo, Saturnino Laguna, and Nelson Murillo, Asst. Mayor, OC member, FEJUVE President, Municipal Superintendent, Municipal technician, FEJUVE transport officer, and FEJUVE education and culture secretary.
Topic: Who’s “the boss” in Viacha? Now the people run the show.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 3:17
Page reference: p.250
Hernán Arroyo Vela, Interview Clip 1 [Viacha -- Hernan Arroyo Vela -- Clip 1.m4a]
Date: 11 December 2009
Location: Viacha’s town hall
Individuals: Hernán Arroyo Vela, President of the Municipal Council.
Topic: How the beer company captured and distorted local politics in the past.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 1:28
Hernán Arroyo Vela, Interview Clip 2 [Viacha -- Hernan Arroyo Vela -- Clip 2.m4a]
Date: 11 December 2009
Location: Viacha’s town hall
Individuals: Hernán Arroyo Vela, President of the Municipal Council.
Topic: Social conflict created by bad governance in 2004; local society rose up and toppled another corrupt mayor.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 2:08
Page reference: p.243
Yajaira Barriga, Interview Clip 1 [Viacha – Yajaira Barriga -- Clip 1.m4a]
Date: 10 December 2009
Location: Viacha
Individuals: Yajaira Barriga, Head of CIPCA’s Viacha office.
Topic: The history of bad governments and political instability in Viacha, 1995-2004. Good governance practices now in place.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 6:49
Yajaira Barriga, Interview Clip 2 [Viacha – Yajaira Barriga -- Clip 2.m4a]
Date: 10 December 2009
Location: Viacha
Individuals: Yajaira Barriga, Head of CIPCA’s Viacha office.
Topic: Social conflicts in Viacha; the school breakfast affair of 2004; municipal attempts to spur microenterprise development.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 3:12
Yajaira Barriga, Interview Clip 3 [Viacha – Yajaira Barriga -- Clip 3.m4a]
Date: 10 December 2009
Location: Viacha
Individuals: Yajaira Barriga, Head of CIPCA’s Viacha office.
Topic: Who’s “the boss” in Viacha? Rural peasants run the show now.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 3:19 N.B. “FEJUVE” = Federación de Juntas Vecinales
CHARAGUA (Most interesting first)
Claudio López Miguel, Interview Clip 1 [Charagua – Alcalde Claudio Lopez -- Clip 1.m4a]
Date: 18 December 2009
Location: Charagua’s town hall
Individuals: Claudio López Miguel, mayor.
Topic: The participative budgeting system used in Charagua.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 4:23
Claudio López Miguel, Interview Clip 2 [Charagua – Alcalde Claudio Lopez -- Clip 2.m4a]
Date: 18 December 2009
Location: Charagua’s town hall
Individuals: Claudio López Miguel, mayor.
Topic: Discrimination Guaraníes suffered in the past.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 7:19
Claudio López Miguel, Interview Clip 3 [Charagua – Alcalde Claudio Lopez -- Clip 3.m4a]
Date: 18 December 2009
Location: Charagua’s town hall
Individuals: Claudio López Miguel, mayor.
Topic: Who’s “the boss” in Charagua?
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 2:01
Page reference: p.262
José Núñez, Interview Clip 1 [Charagua -- Jose Nunez -- Clip 1.m4a]
Date: 15 December 2009
Location: Charagua’s town hall
Individuals: José Núñez, oversight committee president.
Topic: The internal decentralization of Charagua’s local government; how civic organizations affect municipal policy.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 2:19
Page reference: p.258
José Núñez, Interview Clip 2 [Charagua -- Jose Nunez -- Clip 2.m4a]
Date: 15 December 2009
Location: Charagua’s town hall
Individuals: José Núñez, oversight committee president.
Topic: Municipal attempts to spur local businesses and job creation.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 1:11
CIPCA, Interview Clip 1 [Charagua – CIPCA -- Clip 1.m4a]
Date: 16 December 2009
Location: Charagua
Individuals: Marcelo Arandia Alarcón and Santiago Puerta, regional support officer and technician of CIPCA (NGO).
Topic: How local government in Charagua has improved through more consultation and participation.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 7:11
Page reference: p.258
CIPCA, Interview Clip 2 [Charagua – CIPCA -- Clip 2.m4a]
Date: 16 December 2009
Location: Charagua
Individuals: Marcelo Arandia Alarcón and Santiago Puerta, regional support officer and technician of CIPCA (NGO).
Topic: How local politics has changed since 1996.
Language: Spanish
Length of audio clip: 6:05
Page reference: p.265
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