The Fujimori Legacy: The Rise Of Electoral Authoritarianism In Peru
by Julio F. Carrión /
2006 / English / PDF
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President Alberto Fujimori's sudden resignation in November 2000
brought an end to a highly controversial period in Peruvian
history. His meteoric rise to power in 1990 fueled by widespread
popular support, followed by his decision to dissolve Congress and
rule by decree in 1992, has made his regime a focus of special
attention by scholars trying to understand this complex and
contradictory presidency. This book offers a comprehensive
assessment of Fujimori's regime in the context of Latin America's
struggle to consolidate democracy after years of authoritarian
rule. Setting the regime conceptually in a discussion of
alternative forms of government - delegative democracy,
neopopulism, and electoral authoritarianism - the essays study it
from two different perspectives: external (in its relations with
political parties, Lima's mayors, public opinion, women, the U.S.
government) and internal (examining economic policies as determined
by governing coalitions, networks of corruption, and Fujimori's
unsavory relationship with his security advisor Vladimiro
Montesinos). Overall, "The Fujimori Legacy" helps illuminate the
persistent obstacles that Latin American countries face in
establishing democracy. In addition to the editor, contributors are
Robert Barr, Maxwell Cameron, Catherine Conaghan, Henry Dietz,
Philip Mauceri, Cynthia McClintock, David Scott Palmer, Kenneth
Roberts, Gregory Schmidt, John Sheahan, Kurt Weyland, and Carol
Wise.
President Alberto Fujimori's sudden resignation in November 2000
brought an end to a highly controversial period in Peruvian
history. His meteoric rise to power in 1990 fueled by widespread
popular support, followed by his decision to dissolve Congress and
rule by decree in 1992, has made his regime a focus of special
attention by scholars trying to understand this complex and
contradictory presidency. This book offers a comprehensive
assessment of Fujimori's regime in the context of Latin America's
struggle to consolidate democracy after years of authoritarian
rule. Setting the regime conceptually in a discussion of
alternative forms of government - delegative democracy,
neopopulism, and electoral authoritarianism - the essays study it
from two different perspectives: external (in its relations with
political parties, Lima's mayors, public opinion, women, the U.S.
government) and internal (examining economic policies as determined
by governing coalitions, networks of corruption, and Fujimori's
unsavory relationship with his security advisor Vladimiro
Montesinos). Overall, "The Fujimori Legacy" helps illuminate the
persistent obstacles that Latin American countries face in
establishing democracy. In addition to the editor, contributors are
Robert Barr, Maxwell Cameron, Catherine Conaghan, Henry Dietz,
Philip Mauceri, Cynthia McClintock, David Scott Palmer, Kenneth
Roberts, Gregory Schmidt, John Sheahan, Kurt Weyland, and Carol
Wise.