Human Rights Trade-Offs in Times of Economic Growth: The Long-Term Capability Impacts of Extractive-Led Development

In: Latin American Political Economy

In: Latin American Political Economy Ser.

Abstract

Dedication -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- chapter 1: Introduction: Human Rights Trade-offs in Times of Economic Growth: A Tale from Peru -- Background -- The Puzzle -- The Conceptual Framework -- The Argument -- Beyond the "Local" Trade-off -- The Multidisciplinary Nature of the Study -- Book Outline -- Notes -- chapter 2: The La Oroya Conflict: The Intractable Conflict Between Health and Work -- The Smelter's Privatization: The Doe Run Chapter -- The Evidence: Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic Contamination -- The Defense of Health