Aggravating the resource curse: Decentralisation, mining and conflict in Peru

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 617-638

  Arellano Yanguas, Javier ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; MINING INDUSTRY; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARADIGM SHIFT;

PERU;

EID: 79957465444     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220381003706478     Document Type: Article

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