LEADER 03029nam 2200541 450 001 9910816692803321 005 20210311111955.0 010 $a1-350-22175-9 010 $a1-78360-907-9 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350221758 035 $a(CKB)3710000001178712 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4844197 035 $a(OCoLC)1241540240 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350221758 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001178712 100 $a20210311h20212017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aPeru $eelite power and political capture /$fJohn Crabtree and Francisco Durand 210 1$aLondon, England :$cZed Books,$d2017. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2021 215 $a1 online resource (218 pages) 311 $a1-78360-904-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 189-194) and index. 327 $g1.$tA conceptual and historical introduction to political capture --$g2.$tDevelopment of the Peruvian state since Independence --$g3.$tState autonomy and Peruvian elites --$g4.$tThe birth of the neoliberal state --$g5.$tThe power of the new elites --$g6.$tProblems of distribution, poverty and decentralisation --$g7.$tThe deficiencies of a disconnected state --$g8.$tConclusions. 330 $aWhile leftist governments have been elected across Latin America, this pink tide has failed to reach Peru. Instead, Peru remains a stark example of state capture, with a firmly entrenched corporate elite holding a monopoly on political power. With a particular focus on the role of the mining industry, Peru: Elite Power and Political Capture looks at the ways in which, following the 2016 elections, these elites have been able to consolidate their position at the expense of genuine democracy. In the process, John Crabtree and Francisco Durand provide a unique case study of state development by revealing the mechanisms used by elites to dominate political discussion and marginalise their opponents, as well as the role played by international financial institutions and foreign investors. The significance of their findings therefore extends far beyond Peru, and illuminates the wider issue of why mineral-rich countries so often struggle to attain meaningful democracy. Book jacket. 606 $aElite (Social sciences)$zPeru 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$zPeru 606 $aCorporations$xPolitical activity$zPeru 606 $aPolitical science & theory$2bicssc 607 $aPeru$xPolitics and government$y2000- 615 0$aElite (Social sciences) 615 0$aPower (Social sciences) 615 0$aCorporations$xPolitical activity 615 7$aPolitical science & theory 676 $a320.985 700 $aCrabtree$b John$f1950-$0883254 702 $aDurand$b Francisco 801 0$bYDXCP 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816692803321 996 $aPeru$93971458 997 $aUNINA