Underdevelopment in Peru: A Profile of Peripheral Capitalism

At a time when Peru continues to reel from the impact of COVID-19 and the eruption of corruption scandals involving five former presidents, this book analyses the persistence and the structural underpinnings of underdevelopment in Peru.

Author: Jan Lust
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08/03/2023
Pages: 220
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781032266589

About the Author

Jan Lust has a PhD in Development Studies. He is Researcher and Professor at the Postgraduate School of the University Ricardo Palma in Peru and forms part of the Board of Directors of this University's Research Centre. He is the author of Lucha revolucionaria. Perú, 1958-1967, a book on the history of revolutionary struggle in Peru in the 1960s, and of Capitalism, Class and Revolution in Peru, 1980-2016, a book that analyzes the political, economic, and social reasons why the Peruvian socialist left has not been able to carry out its revolutionary project of social transformation. His academic interests encompass international political economy, Peruvian political, economic, and social development, labor issues, class, social movements, and guerrilla struggle.