Write short note on Bolivia water war?
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bolivia is a poor country in latin america.
the world bank pressurized the govt ot give up its control of municipal water supply.
it sold these rights for the city of cochabamba to a MNC
the company immediately raised the price of water four times.
this led to spontaneous public protest.
a party called FEDECOR was formed tht was of activists, environmentalists, farmers,etc.
it forced the mnc to flee from the city and made the govt. concede all the demands of the protesters
the contratc with the mnc was cancelledand water supply was restored to the municipality at old rates.
this popularly came to be known as BOLIVIA'S WATER WAR.
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Bolivia is a small and poor country in Latin America. The World Bank pressured the government to give up its control of municipal water supply. The government sold these rights to an MNC. The company immediately increased the price of water four times. This led to a spontaneous popular protest. In January, 2000 a new alliance of labour, human rights and community leaders organised a successful strike for four days in the city and the government agreed to negotiate but nothing happened. Police resorted to brutal repression when the agitation was started again in February. Another strike was there in April and the government imposed martial law. But the power of people forced the officials of MNC to leave their city and made the government to grant all demands of the protesters. The contract with MNC was cancelled and water supply was resorted to by the municipality at old rates. This is known as Bolivia’s water war.