Bolivia 
Country Descriptions
& Profiles
Background
Notes on Countries of the World: Bolivia in Business Source Complete [ About
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Published by the U.S. government and includes facts
about the land, people, history, government, political
conditions, economy, foreign relations and travel/business
information.
Bolivia
Country Review in Business Source Complete [ About
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Published annually by CountryWatch, these in-depth reports
provide demographic, political, economic, business,
cultural and environmental data. Includes key sector
production, consumption and net exports, maps, country
flag, Freedom Rankings for political rights and civil
liberties, Human Development Index measuring quality
of life and investment climate basic infrastructure
information.
Bolivia:
A Country Study
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/botoc.html
"The Country Studies Series presents a description
and analysis of the historical setting and the social,
economic, political, and national security systems and
institutions of countries throughout the world and examines
the interrelationships of those systems and the ways
they are shaped by cultural factors."
Finance, Trade
& Commerce
Bolivia Economic Competitiveness in Business Source Complete [About]
From the Icon Group, using vertical analysis or common-sized statements, provides estimates of the financial performance and labor productivity of countries compared to global benchmarks. Financial analysis includes asset, liability and income structure, ratios, profitability ratios and key percentile rankings. Labor productivity analysis includes asset-labor, liability-labor, and income-labor ratios.
BuyUSA.gov U.S. Commercial Services: Bolivia
http://www.buyusa.gov/bolivia/en/
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) Provides information to U.S. businesses exporting goods and services, including trade agreements, market research, trade event lists, industry specific information.
Doing Business. Benchmarking Business Regulations.
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Produced by the World Bank, this database provides information on business regulations and their enforcement in many countries. Countries are ranked according to ease of doing business. The Doing Business Indicators are comparable across 175 economies. These indicators include starting a business, dealing with licenses, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, enforcing contracts, and others.
Doing Business in Bolivia 
Pardee KHC 333 B86 D65 1998
EIU: Economist Intelligence Unit: Bolivia
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Indepth reports such as Country Finance, Country Commerce,
Country Forecast, Country Monitor, etc which include
economic indicators, political and business environment
analysis, country risk assessment and financial and
operating conditions for companies doing business globally.
Type of reports vary country by country.
FITA:
Bolivia Country Profile
http://fita.org/countries/bolivia.html
FITA, The Federation of International Trade Associations,
website includes general information as well as information
on market access, economic indicators, taxes, labor
market, agriculture, media, and more.
Global
Edge: Bolivia
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/countryintro.asp?CountryID=106
Created by the Center for International Business Education
and Research at Michigan State University ( MSU-CIBER
), globalEDGE contains country specific news, statistics,
history, economics, and government data.
Index
of Economic Freedom: Bolivia
http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Bolivia
A Web resource evaluating the following areas: Bolivia's
trade policy, fiscal burden of government, government
intervention in the economy, monetary policy, capital
flows and foreign investment, banking and finance, wages
and prices, property rights, regulation, and black market.
Political Risk Yearbook: Bolivia Country Forecast in Business Source Complete [About]
From PRS Group, published annually and includes the Political Risk Service rating system which assesses different political scenarios within a country, 18-month and five year forecasts based on a variety of political scenarios, the country's political framework, key political player as well as economic conditions, investment, taxation and environmental trends, foreign relations, defense forces and the country's history and geography.
Statistics
& Government Resources
Banco Central De Bolivia
(Central Bank)
http://www.bcb.gov.bo/
Web site of the Central Bank of Bolivia (in Spanish).
Bolivian Embassy
in Washington D.C.
http://www.bolivia-usa.org/
Mostly in Spanish, though with some press notices in
English.
National Institute
of Statistics-Bolivia
http://www.ine.gov.bo/
National Statistics, in Spanish only.
Selected Internet Resources: Bolivia- Portals to
the World
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/bolivia/bolivia.html
"Links to electronic resources selected by Library of
Congress subject experts."
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