The state system and the state idea in a marginalized neighbourhood of Cochabamba, Bolivia

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  • Jorge David Mantilla Universidad de Otavalo, Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37135/chk.002.04.04

Palabras clave:

State system, State idea, water rights, peri-urban marginality, calculated informality

Resumen

This paper analyses how the public policies of potable water distribution have influenced the perceptions people in Villa Chaquimayu, a marginalized neighbourhood of Cochabamba (Bolivia), have about the State. This analysis is based on the theoretical distinction between ‘State-system’ and ‘State-idea’ proposed by Abrams (1988). Following Abrams, this paper examines both the practices the Bolivian State has implemented to deliver potable water to Villa Chaquimayu (State-system), and the notions people in this neighbourhood have about the State (State-idea). By using ethnographic data, this investigation shows that a deficient public management of potable water distribution has negatively influenced people’s ideas and perceptions about what is the State.

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Publicado

2018-04-01

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Mantilla, J. D. (2018). The state system and the state idea in a marginalized neighbourhood of Cochabamba, Bolivia. Chakiñan, Revista De Ciencias Sociales Y Humanidades, (4), 43–52. https://doi.org/10.37135/chk.002.04.04

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