Captura del Estado en Bolivia, un análisis integral

This work provides a comprehensive analysis of state capture in Bolivia, understood as a structural and systemic phenomenon in which political and economic elites manipulate public institutions to divert resources and consolidate power. Drawing on theoretical frameworks by Álvaro García Linera, Daron Acemoglu, and Guillermo O’Donnell, the study identifies the judiciary as the cornerstone of impunity, supported by clientelism, propaganda, and the co-optation of social movements. Empirical evidence from Transparency International, Latinobarómetro, and the World Justice Project illustrates Bolivia’s critical governance crisis, placing it among the weakest institutional systems in the world. The report also examines the economic dimension, showing how the gas boom (2006–2014) fueled capture mechanisms and how current challenges, such as lithium exploitation, risk repeating the resource curse. Finally, Bolivia’s case is compared regionally with Venezuela, Peru, and Argentina, highlighting its chronic and systemic state capture. The document concludes with strategic reform recommendations, including deep judicial reform, professionalization of civil service, transparent public spending, and stronger civil society and media as institutional counterweights