Thus, when Morales came to power, Bolivia’s economy was in a position to take advantage of the global price boom for raw materials. As a result, revenues increased, despite his government’s nationalist and statist policies, which drove away investment and hindered access to new markets.
此外，20世纪90年代中期的私人投资提高了天然气的产量。天然气很快就以利润丰厚的价格向巴西出口。因此，在莫拉莱斯执政期间，玻利维亚经济能够从原材料价格的全球繁荣中分得一杯羹。也正因为如此，虽然莫氏政府的民族主义和中央集权政策赶走了投资并阻碍了对新市场的进入，但是财政收入却依然持续飙升。