How a shrunken piece of bread explains Bolivia's economic catastrophe ahead of elections
That's barely half what it would have been two years ago. Unlike American or European shoppers scrutinizing suspiciously capacious chip bags, Bolivians have no doubt that they're paying the same government-fixed price for a much smaller, lower-quality loaf.
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