Wellbeing and development in Peru
Subtitle: local and universal views confronted
By: edited by James Copestake.
Contributors: Copestake, James G., 1960-
Series: Studies of the Americas
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Well-being -- Peru; Quality of life -- Peru
Description: "Development is something we all aspire to, but also readily criticize for failing to live up to our hopes of sustained improvement in human wellbeing. This book presents findings of systematic research into the contested 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 describe and analyze local and global interpretations of their inhabitants' pursuit of wellbeing."--book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.