Peru

By: John Crabtree

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Paperback | 15 December 2002

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98 Pages

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24.13 x 18.42 x 0.64

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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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This Oxfam country profile, like others in the same series, does the excellent service of filling the gap between the 'rough guide' travel book and the in-depth study aimed at the academic or professional. This one provides a wealth of information on Peru's remarkable landscape and resilient people, including their political institutions and aspirations, the deep social divides between rich and poor, and the disaster prone environment. This information is complemented by interviews with Peruvians, and a rich collection of black-and-white photographs. For those interested in the real Peru of today, beyond the tourist sites and Inca history, this country profile is strongly recommended. New Agriculturist Online, March 2003.

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