This is the first book-length analysis of the rise in power of the Bolivian party Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and its leader, President Evo Morales.

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BETILDE V. MUÑOZ-POGOSSIAN, PhD, is Assistant Secretariat for Political Affairs in the Department for Electoral Cooperation and Observation in the Organization of American States.

Inhalt
The Rise of Evo Morales through an Electoral Lens: An Introduction Bolivia's Founding Pacts: The Pact for Democracy and the Patriotic Accord through an Electoral Lens Paving the Way for the Transformation of Bolivian Politics: Electoral Reforms and Coalition Building, 1993-2002 Crumbling Coalitions? Assessing the Transformation of Bolivian Politics Explaining Evo's Rise to Power: The Unintended [or Intended?] Political Consequences of Electoral Laws Epilogue: Revamping Bolivia, an Uncompleted Process