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This volume traces the development of the central highlands, one of Peru's major mining regions. It draws on extensive fieldwork carried out in Peru between 1970 and 1982, spanning a reforming military government, reaction and a return to civilian politics under Belaunde. Through historical material combined with field studies of villages and of the major town of the region, Huancayo, the book examines the economic and cultural processes underlying the 'progressive' reputation of the region in Peru and in the literature on development. Since the major enterprise of the region, the Cerro de Pasco Mining Corporation, was, until the 1970s, foreign owned, a persisting theme is the type of economic growth associated with and the distortions produced by, foreign capitalist economic enclaves on predominantly peasant economies. The political consequences are examined, showing the weakness of regional interest groups and the failure of contemporary regional development policies.

Mineral industries --- Peasants --- Social classes --- Community development --- Mines --- Paysannerie --- Classes sociales --- Développement communautaire --- Industrie --- Cordillera Central Region (Peru) --- Economic conditions --- Conditions économiques --- -Mineral industries --- -Peasantry --- -Social classes --- -Class distinction --- Classes, Social --- Rank --- Caste --- Estates (Social orders) --- Social status --- Class consciousness --- Classism --- Social stratification --- Peasantry --- Agricultural laborers --- Rural population --- Marks (Medieval land tenure) --- Villeinage --- Extractive industries --- Extractive industry --- Metal industries --- Mines and mining --- Mining --- Mining industry --- Mining industry and finance --- Industries --- Regional development --- Economic assistance, Domestic --- Social planning --- Citizen participation --- Government policy --- -Economic conditions --- -Cordillera Central Region (Peru) --- Développement communautaire --- Conditions économiques --- Class distinction --- Economic conditions. --- Social Sciences --- Anthropology --- Mineral industries - Peru - Cordillera Central Region --- Peasants - Peru - Cordillera Central Region --- Social classes - Peru - Cordillera Central Region --- Community development - Peru - Cordillera Central Region --- Cordillera Central Region (Peru) - Economic conditions --- Cordillera Central (Peru) --- Central Cordillera (Peru) --- Central Highlands (Peru) --- Andes