Peruvian Democracy under Economic Stress : : An Account ofthe Belaúnde Administration, 1963-1968 / / Pedro-Pablo Kuczynski-Godard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Kuczynski-Godard, Pedro-Pablo,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1977
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1420
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (324 p.)

As economic adviser and manager of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, Pedro-Pablo Kuczynski observed at first hand the crisis that preceded the overthrow of the Belaúnde administration on October 3, 1968. His role in the economic policies of that era enables him to provide an insider's view and analysis of the financial and economic problems besetting a democratic regime in a developing country. The author pays particular attention to the reasons for the difficulties of the administration after a promising beginning. He considers the main actors during the period 1966-1968, their central motives, the role of the opposition-controlled Congress, the government's efforts to cope with economic and financial problems, and the role of U.S. foreign policy. The initial successes of the administration in areas such as social participation depended on the initiative of a few key figures-a dependence that contributed to the crisis of 1966-1968.Originally published in 1977.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables -- CHAPTER I. The Economic and Social Setting -- CHAPTER II. Dramatis Personae -- CHAPTER III. The Early Belaunde Years, 1963-1966 I: The Development Effort -- CHAPTER IV. The Early Belaunde Years, 1963-1966 II: The Financial Problem -- CHAPTER V. Interlude: The IPC Issue and the Question of U.S. Aid -- CHAPTER VI. Crisis, January-September 1967: Devaluation -- CHAPTER VII. The Battle for Taxes -- CHAPTER VIII. Sixty Days -- CHAPTER IX. Coup -- CHAPTER X. Epilogue -- Statistical Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter