The Cochabamba Water Wars: An Interview with Oscar Olivera (2011)

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The Bolivian Water Wars were a series of protests and civil unrest against the privatization of water and rising water rates in the city of Cochabamba, primarily in 2000. This interview was conducted in 2011 with Oscar Olivera, a trade unionist and prominent leader of the famous Water Wars.