Human Rights Trade-Offs in Times of Economic Growth: The Long-Term Capability Impacts of Extractive-Led Development

Human Rights

Human Rights Trade-Offs in Times of Economic Growth: The Long-Term Capability Impacts of Extractive-Led Development

By Areli Valencia
Palgrave Macmillan November 2016

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ISBN-13
9781137488671
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication
November 2016
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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' trading off their right to health in order to work. This book shows the deep connection of this local dilemma to the country's national paradox, arising out of Peru's vision of natural resource extraction as the main path to secure economic growth for the entire country at the expense of some groups.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Human Rights Trade-offs in Times of Economic Growth: A Tale from Peru
Chapter 1: The La Oroya Conflict: The Intractable Conflict between Health and Work
Chapter 2: A Systemic Human Rights Model of Analysis: An Integrated Approach
Chapter 3: Systemic Lack of Freedom in La Oroya: The Socio-Historical Roots and the Political-Economic Background
Chapter 4: Experiencing Systemic Lack of Freedom: The Voice of La Oroya
Chapter 5: Examining the Trade-offs between Health and Work in La Oroya: The Long-term Capability Impacts of Extractive-led Development Conclusion: La Oroya at the Crossroads
Bibliography
Appendix 1
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