Searching for the footsteps of a proto-planning of development in Bolivia
Abstract
This article presents a balance of the emergence of development planning in Bolivia as well of the relevance of thinking about proto-planning as it antecedent, through an analysis of historical documents that played a significant role in the shaping of the nation’s horizon, highlighting the traces of proto-planning in that process. We identified three footprints of protoplanning that remain as constants in Bolivian history: the need to connect with the eastern region of the country, productive diversification oriented towards industrial agriculture, and import substitution. Finally, we explore the articulation between proto-planning and the Bohan Plan (1942) as the formal beginning of planning of development in Bolivia.
