. ▁Since ▁then , ▁Fe ju ve ▁has ▁grown ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁par ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁government . ▁ ▁Government ▁ ▁Coun c ils ▁have ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 ▁members ▁that ▁meet ▁once ▁a ▁month ▁and ▁make ▁dec isions ▁through ▁discussion ▁and ▁cons ensus . ▁Political ▁party ▁leaders , ▁mer ch ants , ▁real ▁estate ▁spec ul ators , ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁the ▁dict ator ship ▁are ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁deleg ates ▁between ▁coun c ils . ▁The ▁coun c ils ▁have ▁been ▁successful ▁in ▁blocking ▁the ▁Boliv ian ▁government ' s ▁plan ▁to ▁priv at ise ▁natural ▁gas ▁and ▁water ▁res erves , ▁introduce ▁new ▁tax es ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁successful ▁in ▁creating ▁the ▁cities ▁first ▁public ▁university . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁The ▁economy ▁of ▁Fe ju ve ▁res emb les ▁synd ical ism ▁and ▁mut ual ism ▁in ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁worker ' s ▁self - management ▁and ▁common ▁ownership ▁despite ▁operating ▁in ▁a ▁very ▁local ised ▁market ▁economy . ▁Coun c ils ▁are ▁also ▁able ▁to ▁pull ▁together ▁resources ▁to ▁build ▁par ks , ▁schools , ▁clin ics , ▁housing , ▁co oper atives ▁and ▁install ▁water ▁connections , ▁se wer age ▁out lets , ▁elect rical ▁c ables ▁and ▁garbage ▁collection ▁services ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁hole ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁private ▁sector ▁have ▁left . ▁ ▁Law ▁and ▁order ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁violence ▁and ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁Boliv ia ' s ▁state ▁police , ▁Fe ju ve