State Under Siege: Development And Policy Making In Peru

by Philip Mauceri

Overview

Using a framework that highlights how societal and international factors have shaped state capacities, Philip Mauceri examines the volatile politics in Peru from the Velasco through the Fujimori regimes as the country has moved from a 'developmentalist' state to neoliberalism.Dr. Mauceri begins by reassessing the reformist experiment of the Peruvia

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367318055
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Philip Mauceri is assistant professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa.

Table of Contents

Introduction: State Power and Policy Making — State Development and Policy Choices, 1968-1995 — The Military and Popular Mobilization — International Actors and the Politics of Economic Austerity — The Failures of State Populism — Retooling the State: The Fujimori Coalition and State Reform — State Power and Social Control — Villa El Salvador: Popular Organization and the State in a Lima Shantytown — Sendero Luminoso: Ideology and the State in the Andes — State Capacities and Counterinsurgency — Conclusions: From State Developmentalism to Neoliberal Reforms

Editorial Reviews

Provides a framework for understanding the role of the state throughout Latin America, encompassing internal organization, international relations, and state-society relations, and explains the economic, social, and political changes in Peru since the 1960s, linking them to state power and capabilities. Examines areas such as the growth of Sendero Luminoso, the transition to democracy, the debt crisis, grassroots organizations, and the role of the military. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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