Suchergebnisse

Land, campesinos and indigenas -- The Altiplano: sindicatos versus ayllus -- El Alto: a city of migrants -- Of mines and miners -- Of coca and cocaleros -- Of gas, rents and indigenous movements of the Chaco -- Santa Cruz and the process of change -- The Amazonion north -- Conclusions.

"The elections of 2006 in Peru are an appropriate moment to reflect on Toledo's term as president and on the broader agenda for building a polity that is more democratic and inclusive. In a country of extreme social inequality, such an aspiration represents an enormous challenge. The sudden collapse of the Fujimori regime, which had dominated Peru for the entirety of the 1990s, provided an opportunity for institutional reform and rebuilding. Toledo's election victory in 2001 seemed to provide this. The impetus proved short-lived, as the new president's popularity sank to unprecedented levels. The public support for Peru's democratic institutions continued to haemorrhage. This collection suggests that the challenges of institutional development run very deep, and are not peculiar to one government in particular. Institutional change in Peru is part of a much wider process of transformation. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET

"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 emphasises the depth of social divides in a country where more than half of the population lives in poverty and without access to adequate employment. He analyses the weakness of democratic institutions, and the lack of political 'voice' of the majority of men and women, whilst examining the background to the country's poor human rights record in recent years."--BOOK JACKET

Alan Garcia became President of Peru in July 1985. This book examines his administration and its effects on Peru. The author argues that initially Garcia was successful in tackling the countries problems but that when he left office in 1990 Peru's social, political and economic ills looked worse

The Morales administration sought to give indigenous peoples more rights and greater influence in government, effectively breaking down traditional patterns of exclusion.