Linking Civil Society and the State: Urban Popular Movements, the Left, and Local Government in Peru, 1980-1992

258 Pages·2002·3.013 MB·English

by  Gerd Schonwalder

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linking civil society and the state
urban popular oveeots,t he left. andl ocal government in peru, 1980—1992
gerd schönwãkler
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Schönwalder, Gerd, 1958—
Linking civil society and the state : urban popular move-
ments, the Left, and local governmenti n Peru, 1980—1992 I
Gerd Schönwälder.
p. cm.
Includesb ibliographicalr eferences and index.
ISBN 0-271-02180-2( cloth : acid-free paper)
I/Local government—Peru. 2. Urban poor—Peru—Political
activity. 3. Democratization—Peru. 4. New Left—Peru. 5.
Social movements—Peru. I. Title.
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Futuree vents. . . will depend, not on academic predic-
tions, but on collective action guided by politicalw ills that
make work what is structurally barely possible.
—E H. Cdosoa nd E. Faletto
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am convinced that ifw e had not learned from Marxism
to see historyf rom the point ofv iew oft he oppressed,
gaining a new and immense perspective on the human
world, there would have been no salvation for us.
—Noiberto Bobliio

contents
ix
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations and Frequently Used Acronyms xi
i
Introduction
PART ONE
i
Urban PopularM ovements in Latin America: Identity, Strategy,
and
Autonomy 9
z Decentralization and the Participation of Urban Popular
Movements in Local Government 35
RTTh
3 Urban PopularM ovements, Political Parties, and the State
in Peru 6i
4 The Peruvian Left and Local Government in the Early 198os 89
5 The Barrantes Administration of Metropolitan
Lima, 1984—1986 113 i
6 Revolutionary and Radical-DemocraticA pproachesi n Conflict
Conclusions and Epilogue 185
Appendix: List of Interviews Z05
Glossary of Frequently Used Spanish Terms Z09
i
z i
References
Index Z33
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acknowledgments
As is the case with most studies, many people have contributed to
this one, and I cannot possibly name them all. First, my thanks go
to all those who were willing to be interviewed. I thank them for
sparing some of their precious time, for their warmth and friendli-
ness with which they welcomed me in their midst, and for their
patience in answering my questions and in explaining, often repeat-
edly, the more complex aspects of their various activities. I came
away from my research with a deeper understanding of the adver-
sity many of them face on a daily basis and a greater appreciation
of their achievements under these difficult circumstances.
Furthermore, I would like to thank the Centro de Estudios para
el Desarrollo y Ia Participación (CEDEP)f or offering me a home
base during my research stay in Lima. I am grateful to everybody
at CEDEP, not only for letting me use the facilities of the Centro
and their help in collecting research materials, but also for making
my stay a fruitful and pleasanto ne. I would like to express my spe-
cial gratitude to Eliana Chavez, who was instrumental in opening
CEDEP's doors to me and who later facilitated vital contacts all
over Lima and supportedm y research every step of the way. Car-
los Franco likewise deserves special thanks for his willingness to
share his immense experience and knowledge with me, as well as
for his help in organizing a seminar on my research at the end of
my stay in Lima. Eddy Márquez, for his part, proved to be, not
only a superbly efficient research assistant, but also a witty and
lively conversation partner who enlightened me on many a mystery
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