Apuntes 17
The articles in this issue: Investigate the reasons for the boom in textile exports starting in the second half of the 1960s in Peru; Elucidate the characteristics of the energy crisis in Peru, putting in perspective the current debate on the issue; Reconstruct the opinions and attitudes of low-income sectors regarding the middle classes in Peru, placing special emphasis on the subjective dimension of how the social classes perceive each other; Draw attention to the seriousness of the problem of poverty in Latin America, arguing that it is not indicative of the failure of years of analysis, but rather a reflection of the inescapable need to continue devoting resources and efforts to studying and tackling the phenomenon; Argue that the unworkability of democracy in Bolivia is partly explained by the failure of political parties and civil society to perform their roles effectively. Provide an overview of studies on the history of colonial Peru in foreign journals over the period 1978-1984; Contribute to the debate on the city of Lima based on the historic reflections of César Pacheco Vélez, author of Memoria y Utopía de la Vieja Lima.

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