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|aWellbeing and development in Peru|h[electronic resource] :|blocal and universal views confronted /|cedited by James Copestake.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [243]-264) and index.
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|aDevelopment is something we all aspire to, but also readily criticize for failing to live up to our hopes of sustained improvement in humanwellbeing. This book presents findings of systematic research into thecontested meanings of development and wellbeing from a country, Peru, which has recently experienced both rapid economic growth and deep social conflict. A mix of ethnographic and questionnaire data from seven poor urban and rural communities straddling the Andes is used to describeand analyze local and global interpretations of their inhabitants pursuit of wellbeing.
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|iPrint version:|tWellbeing and development in Peru.|dNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008|z9780230608696|w(DLC) 2008017288|w(OCoLC)226291880
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