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Pellens, Noortje (2017)

Public Policy in Peru from 1980-2000: Its Role for Sustainability in the Mining Industry

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

Extractive industry in Peru is accompanied by significant challenges when it comes to public policy. This research provides an understanding of the problematics of the extractive industry with regards to social and environmental interests and priorities to be set for public policy in general. My research question is: To what extend does Peru’s public policy determine the ability to create sustainable development in the mining industry? I will answer this question through means of the following sub questions: ‘How did public policy develop throughout the 80s and 90s in Peru?’ and ‘What has been the impact of public policy on the mining industry, the environment and local communities?’.

Public Policy

Sustainable Development

Post-extractivism

Neoliberalism

Mining industry

Peru

Author

Pellens, Noortje

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Latin America

Supervisors

Solheim, Håvar

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en