The first episode of 'The Other America' goes to Bolivia to examine the democratic revolution under President Evo Morales and his attempts to lift the country out of historic poverty.

This five-part series on development in Latin America was conceived by SNV and Rockhopper Productions for BBC World News.  

If you missed an episode, you can watch the whole series again on www.rockhopper.tv

In the second part of 'The Other America', we travel to Peru to look at the theories of the famous economist Hernando de Soto. Can property rights on shanty town houses really provide a way out of poverty?

This five-part series on development in Latin America was conceived by SNV and Rockhopper Productions for BBC World News.

Tourism: its potential for economic development is massive but we test different models and ask, what kind of jobs does it provide and who are the real winners?

'The Other America', a five-part series on development in Latin America, was conceived by SNV and Rockhopper Productions for BBC World News.

Latin America's chequered history with multi-national companies can make big business a hard sell. We looked at some business projects, centred on the poor, to see what can happen.

'The Other America', a five-part series on development in Latin America, was conceived by SNV and Rockhopper Productions for BBC World News.