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Towards a Political Economy of Roads: Experiences from Peru
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In this article, the authors discuss road-building undertaken by the state in the Peruvian Andes and examine practices of mobility in Andean indigenous/rural society, and outline reasons why people in post-conflict, neo-liberal Peru now dedicate much time and energy to road building, even though this may potentially lead to loss of land, community control and greater impoverishment.Abstract:
This article looks at why states build roads, and in what circumstances roads become a priority for rural people. To distinguish between situations of spatial autonomy and isolation, a concept of territorializing regime is elaborated. This is employed to discuss road-building undertaken by the state in the Peruvian Andes and to examine practices of mobility in Andean indigenous/rural society. While a location ‘off the beaten track’ could be a source of autonomy in the past, the author outlines reasons why people in post-conflict, neo-liberal Peru now dedicate much time and energy to road-building, even though this may potentially lead to loss of land, community control and greater impoverishment.read more
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