ABSTRACT
This chapter explains that Humala's policies compose a patchwork of disjointed proposals that respond to the different logics and perspectives that coexisted in the ministerial cabinet. Humala's accommodation of conventional policies reinforces Peruvian dependency on the primary-export-led economic model and on the role of private mining companies. Initially, the government had two objectives: it attempted to increase the participation of the state in mining rents; and it wanted to incorporate the voice of local populations into the decision-making process and give importance to environmental considerations in the process of granting licences for the construction of new mines. The chapter presents the policies affecting the mining sector and the policy changes and it explains resistance to the introduction of nationalist policies in the mining sector. It reviews by assessing the implications of mining policies for Peruvian politics and the country's developmental model. The chapter presents an analysis, which is based on data from interviews with key actors between 2007 and 2013.
