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Peru (Paperback)
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Peru (Paperback)
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Loot Price R384
Discovery Miles 3 840
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This profile provides a guide to the major recent economic, social,
and political developments within Peru, viewed through the eyes of
Peruvians themselves. John Crabtree emphasizes the depth of social
divides in a country where more than half the population lives in
poverty and without access to adequate employment. He analyzes the
weakness of democratic institutions and the lack of political
"voice" of the majority of men and women, while examining the
background to the country's poor human rights record in recent
years. Peru is burdened with heavy foreign debts, and subject to
IMF-designed adjustment policies. Exploitation of its tremendous
resource wealth, including its gold, oil, and forests, has led, not
to prosperity, but to depredation and environmental damage. Its
climate and geology mean that Peru is also highly prone to natural
disasters, and the chaos and poverty they engender. Nonetheless,
Peruvians are resilient people. This book shows how, through a
myriad of locally-based initiatives and institutions, they seek to
forge a better future for themselves and their children. The book
is richly illustrated throughout with original photographs.
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