Acts of Growth: Development and the Politics of Abundance in Peru

by Eric Hirsch

Book Overview

Over the last decade, Peru has experienced a spectacular mining boom and astronomical economic growth. Yet, for villagers in Peru's southern Andes, few have felt the material benefits. With this book, Eric Hirsch considers what growth means-and importantly how it feels. Hirsch proposes an analysis of boom-time capitalism that starts not from considerations of poverty, but from the premise that Peru is wealthy. He situates his work in a network...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503630943
• ISBN13: 9781503630949
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"