Sunday, June 27, 2010

Hydrocarbons in the Amazon - Awakening Old Inequalities

Using the example of Peru, this brief argues that there is a growing trend across Latin America where indigenous groups are challenging governments' economic development programs by raising their voices against extractive industries. Over the last decade, many social conflicts are connected to proliferation of the new oil and gas developments.

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Author:Patricia Vasquez
Series:USIP Peace Briefings
Issue:19
Publisher:United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Washington, DC, United States

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