Hostname: page-component-669899f699-b58lm Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-05-04T16:11:41.890Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

“Fujipopulism” and The Liberal State in Peru, 1990–1995

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Bruce H. Kay
Bruce H. Kay*
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Extract

A few weeks before the April 1995 elections, President Alberto Fujimori paid yet another visit to Puno, the southernmost department in Peru’s highlands. On the agenda of this visit, the 20th trip that the president had scheduled to this region in less than a year, was a series of events designed to remind skeptical Puneños of the tremendous scope and variety of public works and infrastructural projects which the Presidential Ministry was coordinating throughout the department. By this time, every comer of the department had witnessed the construction of a new school or clinic, the repair of some strip of highway, or the renovation of some municipal park. Evidence of new construction was everywhere, along with the black-and-orange signs announcing each project as another initiative sponsored by the main social development agencies linked to the Presidential Ministry. During the visit, the president would inaugurate a few large-scale projects for good measure: a hydroelectric dam, a social security hospital, an ambitious scheme to pipe drinking water from Lake Titicaca, and a project, in partnership with Russian investors, for extracting the region’s untapped oil reserves.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , Winter 1996 , pp. 55 - 98
Copyright
Copyright © University of Miami 1996

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Article purchase

Temporarily unavailable

References

Acuña, C. and Smith, W. (1994) “The Political Economy of Structural Adjustment: The Logic of Support and Opposition to Neoliberal Reform”, pp. 17–66 inWilliam, C. Smith,Carlos, H. Acuña, and Eduardo, A. Gamarra (eds.) Latin American Political Economy in the Age of Neoliberal Reform: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives for the 1990s. Coral Gables, FL : University of Miami, North-South Center.Google Scholar
Apoyo, S.A. (1994) Informe de Opinión (January). Lima, Peru : APOYO.Google Scholar
Bresser Pereira, L.,Maravall, J. and Przeworski, A. (1994) “Economic Reforms in New Democracies: A Social Democratic Approach”, pp. 181–212 inWilliam, C. Smith,Carlos, H Acuña and Eduardo, A. Gamarra (eds.) Latin American Political Economy in the Age of Neoliberal Reform: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives for the 1990s. Coral Gables, FL : University of Miami, North-South Center.Google Scholar
Burgos, H. (1994) “Gasto social y pobreza: cada vez menos para cada vez mas pobres. Cuestión de Estado 7 (March): 37–43.Google Scholar
Cameron, M. (1994) Democracy and Authoritarianism in Peru: Political Coalitions and Social Change. New York, NY : St. Martin’s Press.Google Scholar
Caretas, (1992) “Leyes laborales: mano de hierro”. (10 December): 24–25.Google Scholar
Carrion, J. (1995) “The Transformation of Public Opinion under the Fujimori Administration: from Identities to Interests?” Paper Presented to the Xix International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association; Washington (Dc); 28–30 September.Google Scholar
Carrion, J. (1994) “The Support Gap for Democracy in Peru: Implications for Democratic Stability. Paper presented Xiii International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association; Atlanta (Ga); 10–12 March.Google Scholar
Cavarozzi, M. (1994) “Politics: A Key for the Long Term in South America”, pp. 127–155 inWilliam, C. Smith,Carlos, H Acuña and Eduardo, A. Gamarra (eds.) Latin American Political Economy in the Age of Neoliberal Reform: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives for the 1990s. Coral Gables, FL : University of Miami, North-South Center.Google Scholar
Conaghan, C. (1995a) “Polls, Political Discourse and the Public Sphere: The Spin on Peru’s Fujigolpe ”, pp. 227–255 inPeter, Smith (ed.) Latin America in Comparative Perspective: New Approaches to Methods and Analysis. Boulder, CO : Westview Press.Google Scholar
Conaghan, C. (1995b) “Troubled Accounting, Troubling Questions: a Look Back at Peru’s 1995 Elections. LASA Forum 26, 2 (Summer):9–12.Google Scholar
Conaghan, C. and Malloy, J. (1994) Unsettling Statecraft: Democracy and Neoliberalism in the Central Andes. Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press.Google Scholar
Coniff, M. (ed.) (1982) Latin American Populism in Comparative Perspective. Albuquerque, NM : University of New Mexico Press.Google Scholar
Cotler, J. (1995) “Political Parties and the Problems of Democratic Consolidation in Peru”, pp. 129–135 inMainwaring, S. and Scully, T. (eds.) Building Democratic Institutions: Parties and Party Systems in Latin America. Palo Alto, CA : Stanford University Press.Google Scholar
DEL Pino, P. (1994) “Nuevos escenarios rurales: Rondas de autodefensa civil. Ideele 71–72 (December): 138–140.Google Scholar
DESCO Resumen Semanal (1994) “En Que Quedamos?” [Expreso] (20 March); listed on Internet Server.Google Scholar
DESCO Resumen Semanal (1993a) “InteresadaFilantropía Electoral. [La República] (15 October): listed on Internet Server.Google Scholar
DESCO Resumen Semanal (1993b) “Un Grave Precedente de Demagogia. [Expreso] (13 October): listed on Internet Server.Google Scholar
Dornbusch, R. and Edwards, S. (eds.) (1991) The Macroeconomics of Populism in Latin America. Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press.Google Scholar
Ducatenzeiler, G.,Faucher, P. and Rea, J. Castro (1990) “Back to Populism: Latin America’s Alternative to Democracy. Paper prepared for the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (Apsa); San Francisco (Ca); 30 August-2 September.Google Scholar
Evans, P.,Rueschemeyer, D., and Skocpol, T. (eds.) (1985) Bringing the State Back In. New York, NY : Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
Gonzales De Olarte, E. (1994) “Contribuye a la privatización al desarollo del perú?” Argumentos (Instituto de Estudios Peruanos) Nos. 23–24 (October): 13–17.Google Scholar
Graham, C. (1994) Safety Nets, Politics and the Poor: Transitions to Market Economies. Washington, DC : Brookings Institution.Google Scholar
Hartlyn, J. (1994) “Crisis-Ridden Elections (Again) in the Dominican Republic: Neopatrimonialism, Presidentialism, and Weak Electoral Oversight. Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 36, 4 (Winter): 91–144.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Huber, E. (1995) “Assessments of State Strength”, pp. 163–194 inPeter, Smith (ed.) Latin America in Comparative Perspective: New Approaches to Methods and Analysis. Boulder, CO : Westview Press.Google Scholar
Kay, B. (1995) “Observations on the 1995 Peruvian National Elections. LASA Forum 26, 2 (Summer): 13–16.Google Scholar
Kuczynski, P-P. and Ortiz De Zevallos, F. (1990) Respuestas para los 90s. Lima, Peru : Apoyo Editorial.Google Scholar
Latin American Studies Association (LASA) (1995) “The 1995 Electoral Process in Peru” (LASA Delegation Report, March). Pittsburgh, PA : LASA Secretariat, University of Pittsburgh.Google Scholar
Latin American Weekly Report (LAWR) (1993) “Boloña Goes into Policy Shift Clash: What Fujimori Told Camdesus about New Priorities” (21 January). Wr-93–03: 28.Google Scholar
Mauceri, Philip (1995) “State Reform, Coalitions and the Neoliberal Autogolpe in Peru. Latin American Research Review 30 (1): 7–37.Google Scholar
O'Donnell, G. (1994a) “Delegative Democracy. Journal of Democracy 5, 1: 55–69.Google Scholar
O'Donnell, G. (1994b) “The State, Democratization, and Some Conceptual Problems (A Latin American View with Glances at Some Post-Communist Countries)”, pp. 157–179 inWilliam, C. Smith,Carlos, H. Acuña and Eduardo, A. Gamarra (eds.) Latin American Political Economy in the Age of Neoliberal Reform: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives for the 1990s. Coral Gables, FL : University of Miami, North-South Center.Google Scholar
Palmer, D.S. (1995) “Peru’s 1995 Elections: a Second Look. LASA Forum XXVI, 2 (Summer): 17–20.Google Scholar
Palmer, D.S. (1993) Peru: A Country Study. Washington, DC : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress; US Government Printing Office.Google Scholar
Paredes, C. and Sachs, J. (eds.) (1991) Peru’s Path to Recovery: A Plan for Stabilization and Growth. Washington, DC : Brookings Institution.Google Scholar
Pariona Arana, L. (1995) “Para Apoyar a los que Retornan. Ideele 80 (October): 47–48.Google Scholar
Pastor, M. and Wise, C. (1992) “Peruvian Economic Policy in the 1980s: from Orthodoxy to Heterodoxy and Back. Latin American Research Review 27 (2): 83–117.Google Scholar
Pease Garcia, H. (1994) Los Años de la Langosta: La escena política del fujimorismo. Lima, Peru : Instituto Para la Democracia Local (IPADEL), La Voz Ediciones.Google Scholar
Pedraglio, S. (1994) “Política social y renovación institucional. Cuestión de Estado 7 (March): 44–50.Google Scholar
(El) Peruano (1991) “Legislative Decree Number 657: Foncodes”. (15 August): A1–A2.Google Scholar
Peru Report (1993) “How Many Civil Servants Are Left Vol. VII, 9 (October): 9.Google Scholar
Petras, J. and Vieux, S. (1994) “The Transition to Authoritarian Electoral Regimes in Latin America. Latin American Perspectives 21, 4 (Fall): 5–20.Google Scholar
Resumen Semanal (DESCO) (1995) “Una Democracia Directa, Sin Partidos. Vol. 17, 814–815 (April 5–18): 1.Google Scholar
Resumen Semanal (DESCO) (1994) “ReformaTributaria: Debilitando a losGobiernos Locales. Vol. 17, 752 (January): 2–3.Google Scholar
Romero, L. and Trivelli, C. (1994) “Sorpresas en la Venta de Cpt y Entel. Argumentos (Instituto de Estudios Peruanos) 17 (March): 4–7.Google Scholar
Sanchez Sanchez, M. and Corona, R. (eds.) (1993) Privatization in Latin America. Washington, DC : Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).Google Scholar
Sí (1995) “Caen las reservas”. (10 April): 7.Google Scholar
Starn, O. (1994) “Uchuraccay y el retorno a los Andes. QueHacer 91 (September–October): 76–84.Google Scholar
Tuesta-Soldevilla, F. (1994) Peru Político en Cifras (2nd ed.). Lima, Peru : Fundacíon Ebert.Google Scholar
Viguera, A. (1993) “Populismo y ‘neopopulismo’ en América Latina. Revista Mexicana de Sociología 55, 3 (July-September): 49–66.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Webb, R. and Fernandez Baca, G. (eds.) (1994) Peru en Números: Anuario Estadístico. Lima, Peru : Cuánto, S.A.Google Scholar
Webb, R. (1993) Peru en Números: Anuario Estadístico. Lima, Peru : Cuánto, S.A.Google Scholar
Webb, R. (1992) Peru en Números: Anuario Estadístico. Lima, Peru : Cuánto, S.A.Google Scholar
Weber, M. (1991) “Politics as Vocation”, inGerth, H. and Mills, C. W. (eds.) From Max Weber; Essays in Sociology. London, England : Routledge Sociology Classics.Google Scholar
Weyland, K. (1994) “Neo-Populism and Neo-Liberalism in Latin America: Unexpected Affinities. Paper prepared for the 90th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (Apsa); New York (Ny); 1–4 September.Google Scholar
Wise, C. (1994) “The Politics of Peruvian Economic Reform: Overcoming the Legacies of State-Led Development. Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs 36, 1 (Spring): 75–125.Google Scholar