Bibliograph

Private Politics and Peasant Mobilization, Mining in Peru, by Maria-Therese Gustafsson

Type

Label

Private Politics and Peasant Mobilization, Mining in Peru, by Maria-Therese Gustafsson

Language

eng

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Private Politics and Peasant Mobilization

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1004363890

Responsibility statement

by Maria-Therese Gustafsson

Series statement

Springer eBooksDevelopment, Justice and Citizenship

Sub title

Mining in Peru

Summary

“In this insightful book on relationships between multinational mining companies and local communities, Maria-Therese Gustafsson shines new light on local struggles to deepen democracy and redefine the terms of international corporate investment in the Peruvian Andes.” —Kenneth Roberts, Cornell University, USA “This book is a must-read for academics and students, as well as potential investors in natural resources, governmental officials and activists that seek to avoid not only the irruption of conflicts, but also the ongoing destruction of communities in Latin America and other resource-rich regions.” —Benedicte Bull, University of Oslo, Norway “By comparing two cases of resistance to the expansion of mining in Peru, the author convincingly points at the relations between communities’ organizational strengths, big corporations’ governance strategies and state institutions’ interventions.” —Donatella della Porta, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy This book explores how different corporate governance strategies affect community mobilization and the scope for influence when an area’s population is faced with the arrival of the extraction industry. Drawing on ethnographic research into Peruvian mining localities, the author analyses a series of relationships which are characterized by confrontations, clientelism, demobilization and strategic collaboration. By presenting a detailed account of micro practices and showing how these processes are interpreted by different groups, Gustafsson offers a refined understanding of the multiple layers and informal workings of power between transnational corporations and local communities.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Peasant Mobilization and the Expansion of Mining in Peru -- Chapter 3: Demands for Rights and Confrontations in the Rio Blanco-Project -- Chapter 4: Struggles to Open up new Political Spaces to Control Natural Resources -- Chapter 5: Demands for Services and Demobilization in the Bambas-Project -- Chapter 6: The Fragmented Struggle for Services -- Chapter 6: Conclusion

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