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San Martín Arzabe, Hugo

Hugo San Martin Arzabe holds a BA in Judicial Sciences and an MA in Political Science from the Department of Latin-American Social Sciences (FLASCO). In Bolivia, he has held positions as Minister of Labor (1996-1997) and a National Representative (2002-2005). He had an important role in the constitutional reforms of 1994 and 2004, He is the author of various books. Currently he is the Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy (CEPRODE) and Consultant in Political Risk, Prospectiveness, and Governability.

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Bolivia and the Energy Challenges in Latin America

The “anti-imperialist nationalism” of La Paz and Caracas stops investment in infrastructures

By Hugo San Martín Arzabe, 10th April 2008

The uncertainty generated by the energy politics of the government of Evo Morales has a negative impact on investment, states the author. The current production of hydrocarbons is stagnant and unable to cover, in the case of natural gas, the exportation commitments with Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. In addition, in case of the liquids, the increasing requirements of Bolivia’s own internal market cannot be covered by hydrocarbons. It remains slightly contradictory because in 2002 Bolivia aspired to be the energetic core of the whole region.