Fujimori on Trial
"In 1990, I received the country on the verge of collapse, overwhelmed by hyperinflation and terrorism, Alberto Fujimori shouted defiantly ...
The Peruvian Crucible: Reflections of a Hostage
On December 17, 1996, as I was making small talk with other guests on the patio of the residence of ...
Japanese-Peruvians-Reviled and Respected: The Paradoxial Place of Peru’s Nikkei
Percy Takayama says that several times recently when hes approached a Lima newspaper kiosk, people gathered to scan the tabloid ...
Fujimori and the Business Class: A Prickly Partnership
Peru's business community has been a key pillar of support for Fujimori's neoliberal economic program. In recent months, however, some ...
Peru’s Battle for Democracy
Peru's President Alberto Fujimori was scheduled to appear at a victory celebration on the evening of May 28, after electoral ...
Cleaning Up After Fujimori: Peruvian Panel Probes “Economic Crimes” Linked to Privatization
Peruvians are just beginning to untangle the web of high-level corruption woven during Alberto Fujimori’s presidency. Fujimori was first elected ...
Peru: Facade of Democracy Crumbles
Plagued by a fanatical guerrilla movement, a flagging economy and widespread drug trafficking, Peru hardly seems a propitious place for ...
The Two Faces of Fujimori’s Rural Policy
A new law has opened up the fertile lands along the coast to the market. In the Andean highlands, however, ...
