Human Rights Trade-Offs in Times of Economic Growth

Areli Valencia holds a PhD in Law and Society from University of Victoria, Law Faculty, Canada. She was the 2013 Gordon F. Henderson Postdoctoral Fellow at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa, Canada. She is currently Professor at the School of Government and Public Policy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

• 1. Introduction .- 2. The La Oroya Conflict .- 3. A Systemic Human Rights Model of Analysis .- 4. Systemic Lack of Freedom in La Oroya .- 5. Experiencing Systemic Lack of Freedom .- 6. Examining the Trade-offs between Health and Work in La Oroya .- 7. Conclusion.

“Drawing on a detailed, rich and insightful case study, this book deals with the case of the smelting town of La Oroya in Peru. … This study is very useful for researchers, activists and community leaders alike dealing with human rights, human development and socio-environmental trade-offs, as well as for those interested in the structural roots of institutional and legal contexts in the region and beyond.” (Johannes M. Waldmüller, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Vol. 20 (1), 2019)