Claridge, Carolyn2006-08-112006-08-112006-05http://hdl.handle.net/1773/2622Senior Honors Thesis at the University of Washington; 2006 Library Research Award for Undergraduates winner. Wolfram Latsch, Advisor.This paper examines the failure of the attempt to privatize the water utilities in the city of Cochabamba, Bolivia. A large popular uprising against dramatically rising costs for water was not effectively managed by a weak central government.1566785 bytesapplication/pdfen-USPrivatization -- Bolivia -- CochabambaWater supply -- Bolivia -- CochabambaLatin America -- Economic policyOther