Gender-Sensitive Approaches for the Extractive Industry in Peru: Improving the Impact on Women in Poverty and Their Families

by Bernie Ward and John Strongman

Large amounts of 'development assistance' in the form of infrastructure and social programs are annually made available to communities across Peru due the presence of extractive industry companies. These investments however do not always achieve the social development impact anticipated. As one company pointed out: "our company has invested millions of dollars in social programs in our neighboring communities, however the indicators for child malnutrition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082138208X
• ISBN13: 9780821382080
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"