“…In a recent article in Culture & Agriculture (Alexander, 2004), I described the negative impact that a law designed to ensure sanitary production of hand-crafted goat cheese was having on many peasant families in the Norte Chico. Although part of a development program to promote market-integration of small producers, by setting standards for hygienic production that are beyond the reach of the poorest families (requirements entailing running water, electricity, special rooms and structures, etc.)…”