State Under Siege: Development And Policy Making In Peru

by Philip Mauceri

Overview

Using a framework that highlights how societal and international factors have shaped state capacities, Philip Mauceri examines the volatile politics in Peru from the Velasco through the Fujimori regimes as the country has moved from a 'developmentalist' state to neoliberalism.Dr. Mauceri begins by reassessing the reformist experiment of the Peruvian military regime (1968-1980), arguing that it led to the development of unexpected challenges to state authority, both from new social actors and international financial organizations. During the 1980s, these challenges intensified, made even worse by poor planning and limited policy choices. The author then argues that the attempt by the Fujimori regime, backed by a neoliberal coalition, to 'retool' the state indicates the degree to which state capacities are determined by social and international conditions. Mauceri also gives special attention to the relation between changing state power and social control. Separate chapters on the evolution of a Lima shantytown and the Shining Path examine how changes in state-society relations have had impacts at the grassroots level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813336077
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	10/16/1998
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1520L (what's this?)

About the Author

Philip Mauceri is assistant professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa.

Table of Contents

Preface — Introduction: State Power and Policy Making — State Development and Policy Choices, 1968–1995 — The Military and Popular Mobilization — International Actors and the Politics of Economic Austerity — The Failures of State Populism — Retooling the State: The Fujimori Coalition and State Reform — State Power and Social Control — Villa El Salvador: Popular Organization and the State in a Lima Shantytown — Sendero Luminoso: Ideology and the State in the Andes — State Capacities and Counterinsurgency — Conclusions: From State Developmentalism to Neoliberal Reforms

Editorial Reviews

Provides a framework for understanding the role of the state throughout Latin America, encompassing internal organization, international relations, and state-society relations, and explains the economic, social, and political changes in Peru since the 1960s, linking them to state power and capabilities. Examines areas such as the growth of Sendero Luminoso, the transition to democracy, the debt crisis, grassroots organizations, and the role of the military. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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