Poverty and Problem-Solving under Military Rule: The Urban Poor in Lima, Peru

by Henry A. Dietz

Book Overview

Many countries in Latin America have experienced both rapid urbanization and military involvement in politics. Yet few studies examine how military regimes react to the political pressures that wide-spread urban poverty creates or how the poor operate under authoritative rule. Henry Dietz investigates Lima's poor during the "revolution" of General Juan Velasco (1968-1975). His study examines both the structural conditions promoting poverty and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477307664
• ISBN13: 9781477307663
• Release Date: April 1980
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"