Mr Morales is gambling that multinationals will stay on as contractors, on tough terms.
But that figure is shrinking, as the tough terms offered by the EU become known.
He bullied many of the country's creditors into accepting a debt restructuring on tough terms.
Greece could accept the tough terms of the proposed third bailout – or go bust.
Secondly, would-be investors may not like tough terms or being treated with suspicion.
These were tough terms, but failing British banks had little choice but to accept them.
play a role in order to share both the cost of a bailout and the blame for imposing tough terms.
"We need a new resolution with clear terms, tough terms," Secretary of State Colin L. Powell told reporters in Washington.
As it slides towards Brexit, Britain is less equipped than ever to impose tough terms on the world's largest corporations.
Tough terms on oil contracts, including the Libyan government's retaining as much as 90 percent of revenue generated from oil sales, also have put off international investors.
It imposes tough terms on future union contracts, a chief cause of Detroit's financial malaise, and insists that all existing contracts, even those recently ratified, can be reopened.
