Human Settlements Working Paper Series Rural-Urban Interactions and Livelihood Strategies - 31 Rural migration in Bolivia: the impact of climate change, economic crisis and state policy Carlos Balderrama Mariscal Nico Tassi Ana Rubena Miranda Lucía Aramayo Canedo Iván Cazorla April 2011 ABOUT THE AUTHORS Carlos Balderrama Mariscal is a sociologist and researcher in agricultural and rural issues. He is also a consultant in public policy design and state authority and was in the portfolios of Director General of Environment and Natural Resources Vice-Minister of Lands. (
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[email protected]). Nico Tassi is a researcher and anthropologist. He has dedicated most his work to the study of Bolivia's indigenous highlanders, specializing in religion and political economy. He is author of several articles and a monograph on urban Aymaras of Bolivia. (
[email protected]). Ana Rubena Miranda Lopez is Bachelor in Foreign Trade and researcher on gender issues. She is a member of the Latin American Network of Women Transforming the Economy. She is currently Coordinator of Fair Trading, Responsible Consumption and Citizen Participation in Center PROPUESTA. (
[email protected]). Lucia Aramayo Canedo was awarded a Political Science major at the Catholic University of Bolivia. She conducted research on Bolivian democracy and social movements. She participated in the formation of the School of Public Administration of Plurinational State. She has been an MA student of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS). Her research interest is focused on the connections between social movements, democracy and decolonization of society in South America. (
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