Human Rights Trade-Offs in Times of Economic Growth - The Long-Term Capability Impacts of Extractive-Led Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book uncovers a historical dependency on smelting activities that has trapped inhabitants of La Oroya, Peru, in a context of systemic lack of freedom. La Oroya has been named one of the most polluted places on the planet by the US Blacksmith Institute. Residents face the dilemma of whether to defend their health or to preserve job stability at the local smelter, the main source of toxic pollution in town. Valencia unpacks this paradoxical human rights trade-off. This context, shaped by social, historical, political, and economic factors, increases people's vulnerabilities and decreases their ability to choose, resulting in residents' trading off their right to health in order to work. This book shows the deep connection of this local dilemma to the country's national paradox, arising out of Peru's vision of natural resource extraction as the main path to secure economic growth for the entire country at the expense of some groups.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Latin American Political Economy
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Areli Valencia
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	281
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-48867-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Construction & heavy industry > Iron, steel & metals industries Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	1-137-48867-0
Barcode:	9781137488671

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