WebMemo posted April 5, 2006 by Edwar Escalante, Stephen Johnson
Populism Clouds Peru's Presidential Race
Despite 5 years
of peace and prosperity, growing numbers of Peruvians seem anxious
to return to the bad old days of populist spendthrift governments,
an empty treasury, and hyperinflation. The problem is that strong
foreign investment and steady economic growth of more than 5
percent per year haven't been enough to help Peru's poor-who make
up half the…