Capitalism, Class and Revolution in Peru, 1980-2016

Jan Lust is a professor in the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of the University Ricardo Palma, Peru. He is the author of Lucha revolucionaria: Perú, 1958-1967 (2013), a path-breaking work on the early history and revolutionary struggle of the Peruvian Left. His academic interests encompass international and Peruvian political and economic issues, class, social movements and guerrilla struggle.

• Introduction.- 1. Neoliberalism and the Socialist Left in Peru: An Epochal Change.- 2. Class and Class Structure in Peru.- 3. Capitalist Economic Development in Peru: 1980-2016.- 4. The Changing Class Structure of Peru: 1980-2014.- 5. The Class Struggle and the Left: 1980-2016.- 6. The Erosion of the Political and Social Bases of the Socialist Left.- Conclusion.