Jan Lust has a PhD in Development Studies. He is Researcher and Professor at the Postgraduate School of the University Ricardo Palma in Peru and forms part of the Board of Directors of this University’s Research Centre. He is the author of Lucha revolucionaria. Perú, 1958–1967, a book on the history of revolutionary struggle in Peru in the 1960s, and of Capitalism, Class and Revolution in Peru, 1980–2016, a book that analyzes the political, economic, and social reasons why the Peruvian socialist left has not been able to carry out its revolutionary project of social transformation. His academic interests encompass international political economy, Peruvian political, economic, and social development, labor issues, class, social movements, and guerrilla struggle.

• 1. Capital and peripheral economic development 2. The peripheral capitalist development of Peru 3. Peru in the world economy 4. The business structure of capitalist development 5. The social class structure 6. Labor 7. Social segmentation 8. The state 9. Covid-19: the state, the economy, and the people 10. Conclusions

"Lust’s book provides a thorough examination of the historical events that have contributed to Peru’s underdevelopment, while establishing a strong theoretical foundation that enables readers to grasp the intricate factors influencing this economic state." — Angelo Gamarra, Capital & Class 48(1)