The Peruvian experiment : continuity and change under military rule /

Peru's self-proclaimed "revolution" surprisingly extensive reforms initiated by the military government has aroused great interest all over Latin America and the Third World. This book is the first systematic and comprehensive attempt to appraise Peru's current experiment in both...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Lowenthal, Abraham F.
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton, N.J. :
Publication Dates: [2015]
©2015
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400870141
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Summary: Peru's self-proclaimed "revolution" surprisingly extensive reforms initiated by the military government has aroused great interest all over Latin America and the Third World. This book is the first systematic and comprehensive attempt to appraise Peru's current experiment in both national and regional perspective. It compares recent innovative approaches to Peru's problems with the methods used by earlier regimes, providing original and stimulating interpretations of contemporary Peru from the viewpoints of political science, sociology, history, economics, and education.Originally published in 1976.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(500pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9781400870141
Index Number: HC227
CLC: F177.80
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
List of Tables --
Preface --
Contributors --
1. Peru's Ambiguous Revolution /
2. The New Mode of Political Domination in Peru /
3. Government Policy and the Distribution of Income in Peru, 1963-1973 /
4. Squatter Settlements and Policy Innovation in Peru /
5. Transforming the Rural Sector: Government Policy and Peasant Response /
6. Land Reform and Social Conflict in Peru /
7. Continuity and Change: Peruvian Education /
8. Direct Foreign Investment in Peru: New Rules for an Old Game /
9. New Forms of Economic Organization in Peru: Toward Workers' Self-Management /
Belaunde and Velasco: On the Limits of Ideological Politics /
Appendix. Guide to the Study of Contemporary Peru /
Index.