Bolivia: Unlocking a Nation's Bounty

United Nations, New York, January 2012 - The vast salt flats of Bolivia, just beneath its surface lies one of the most sought after minerals in the world. Nearly one half of the global supply of lithium - a key ingredient powering electric cars, cell phones and laptops - is found here. But can this poor country, with a centuries' old history of having its mineral wealth exploited, actually realize its potential... before it's too late?

21st Century - Show 62 - Bolivia: Unlocking a Nation's Bounty

Script (pdf): http://www.un.org/webcast/pdfs/21century62.pdf

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• lithium
• powering electric car
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• potential
• salt flat

[yarrjan001]

Better to be late then sorry. Don't invite and involve foreign capitalist suckers. Bolivia would be better up doing the whole process on it's own, doesn't matter, how long it takes. Other wise get ready for Foreign exploitation and interventions.

[Hurqq]

Viva Bolithia !

[HelmetVanga]

Bolivia will not sell lithium to countries who did a lot of harm to Bolivia in the past. Chile is in the black list because this rapacious country anexed bolivian ports in an unjust war. Bolivia has no ambassador in Chile until the international dispute is resolved one way or another.

[TuKioskoEditorial]

500 bolivian children are still working in un-human conditions inside mining works.... and the Goverment know it

[Marieh19]

Very interesting video. Thank you and please continue to inform us on unknown topics.

[KEVLANEW80]

AL-FATTAH.

[noprofitmaximierung]

"Outside Help" Meaning: Big Corporations that kill with the US military if they do not get their fill on exploitation and greed. "Nationalize the industry and take it over!" Immortal Technique

[noprofitmaximierung]

Viva el Socialismo i la Liberta!