Dimensions of Development History, Community, and Change in Allpachico, Peru

Name: Dimensions of Development History, Community, and Change in Allpachico, Peru
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ISBN: 9781442612716

ISBN-10: 1442612711

ISBN-13: 9781442612716

Edition: 2012

Authors: Susan Vincent

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Dimensions of Developmenttraces the 'development' of Allpachico, a village in the Peruvian central highlands. Susan Vincent examines four aid projects in the area, each following distinct international trends, that took place between 1984 and 2008 within the context of wider state and global political and economic systems.A unique historical ethnography, Dimensions of Developmentillustrates how state and NGO projects have drawn Allpachiqueños deeper into capitalism and have brought about challenges to the local political structure, the comunidad campesina. While highlighting the continual reorganization of the local population into new groups, Vincent also reveals why the comunidad remains…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication date: 3/7/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.96" wide x 9.03" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Susan Vincent is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at St Francis Xavier University.



Acknowledgments



Introduction: Development in History in Peru



Anthropology, Development, and Capitalism



Somos libres? Political Structures of Development in History in the Peruvian Central Highlands



Community Development: Definition, Context, and History in Allpachico



Teach a Man to Fish (and a Woman to Sew)... Integrated Rural Development and Basic Human Needs



Developing People: Gender and the Turn to Individuals as Foci of Development



NGOs, Infrastructure Projects, and Commodification



Participatory Budgeting: Accounting, Accountability, and Politics



Conclusion: Immanent Development in Capitalism


Glossary


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Index