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Human Rights Trade-Offs in Times of Economic Growth: The Long-Term Capability Impacts of Extractive-Led Development
Areli Valencia
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Hardback. Series: Latin American Political Economy. Num Pages: 281 pages, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; JPVH; KCG; KNJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
This book uncovers a historical dependency on smelting activities that has trapped inhabitants of La Oroya, Peru, in a context of systemic lack of freedom. La Oroya has been named one of the most polluted places on the planet by the US Blacksmith Institute. Residents face the dilemma of whether to defend their health or to preserve job stability at the local smelter, the main source of toxic pollution in town. Valencia unpacks this paradoxical human rights trade-off. This context, shaped by social, historical, political, and economic factors, increases people's vulnerabilities and decreases their ability to choose, resulting in residents' ... Read more
This book uncovers a historical dependency on smelting activities that has trapped inhabitants of La Oroya, Peru, in a context of systemic lack of freedom. La Oroya has been named one of the most polluted places on the planet by the US Blacksmith Institute. Residents face the dilemma of whether to defend their health or to preserve job stability at the local smelter, the main source of toxic pollution in town. Valencia unpacks this paradoxical human rights trade-off. This context, shaped by social, historical, political, and economic factors, increases people's vulnerabilities and decreases their ability to choose, resulting in residents' ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Latin American Political Economy
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137488671
SKU
V9781137488671
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Ref
99-15
About Areli Valencia
Areli Valencia holds a PhD in Law and Society from University of Victoria, Law Faculty, Canada. She was the 2013 Gordon F. Henderson Postdoctoral Fellow at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa, Canada. She is currently Professor at the School of Government and Public Policy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.
Reviews for Human Rights Trade-Offs in Times of Economic Growth: The Long-Term Capability Impacts of Extractive-Led Development
Drawing on a detailed, rich and insightful case study, this book deals with the case of the smelting town of La Oroya in Peru. ... This study is very useful for researchers, activists and community leaders alike dealing with human rights, human development and socio-environmental trade-offs, as well as for those interested in the structural roots of institutional and legal ... Read more