Political settlements and the governance of COVID-19: mining, risk and territorial control in Peru
Peru's response to Covid-19 has favored large-scale mining interests while constraining livelihood possibilities for artisanal and small-scale miners. Large-scale mining has been offered opportunities to reinforce its role in territorial governance and been freed of certain regulatory requirements. In this essay we identify a significant risk that the response to Covid-19 facilitates authoritarian forms of government as a legitimate form of rule.
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- Author(s)
- Gisselle Vila Benites, A Bebbington
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Language
- English
- Publishing Institution Webpage
- https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/240
- Data Source Classification
- Academic Study
- Research Type
- Both
- Research Methodology
- Primary - OBSERVATION, Secondary - PREVIOUS RESEARCH
- Thematic Tags
- Political, Conflict, Formalization, Governance, Large-scale Mining, COVID-19
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Country
- Peru
- Last Updated
- August 3, 2022