Economic Development and Cultural Resource Management in the Third World

An Example from Peru

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ID3042799
AuthorsRichard W Keatinge (corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume38
Issue2
Pages211-226
Publication date1982-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/jar.38.2.3629598
OpenAlexW2334855017
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Cultural resource management as practiced in the United States has been suggested by some archaeologists as a suitable model for emulation by less-developed countries of the world. Utilizing the example provided by a major water control project planned for the Jequetepeque Valley on Peru's north coast, this paper focuses on the impact of the development program on the archaeological resources of the region, while at the same time raising a number of broader issues relevant to the problems of CRM and economic development in the Third World in general. It is concluded that, for the most part, comprehensive CRM programs are an unattainable luxury for governments faced with the tasks of alleviating poverty, stimulating food production, and delivering sufficient health care to their people, and that the cultural heritage of many developing nations will be sacrificed in the attempt to achieve economic well-being. A number of suggestions for dealing with this problem are presented for the benefit of archaeologists working outside the United States, including major lobbying efforts, support from NSF, and a call for the reorientation of research priorities in order to incorporate the salvage of archaeological sites threatened by development programs

Archaeology · Business · Cultural heritage · Economic growth · Economics · Emulation · Environmental planning · Geography · Political science · Poverty · Resource (disambiguation) · Computer Science · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History

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