Exploring the Politics of Water Grabbing: The Case of Large Mining Operations in the Peruvian Andes

The operations of the large mining company Yanacocha in Cajamarca (Peru) provoke and require a fundamental reshuffling of how rights to water are allocated, resulting in changes in the distribution of the benefits and burdens of accessing water. We use this paper to argue that these changes in water...

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Main Authors: Milagros Sosa, Margreet Zwarteveen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Water Alternatives Association 2012-06-01
Series:Water Alternatives
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Online Access:http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol5/v5issue2/174-a5-2-10/file

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