Peru's Fledgling Democracy Needs U.S. Help

Publication Date: July 1985

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Esther Wilson Hannon

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Latin American

Type: Report

Coverage: Peru

Abstract:

Support for democracy within Peru is strong. With encouragement from the, U.S. and other Western democracies, Peru's democratic experiment could succeed. President-elect Garcia has wide political support and is believed by many Peruvians and American analysts to be essentially'pragmatic, despite his penchant for left-wing rhetoric. Greater U.S. interest in Peru's concerns, particularly the debt issue, could ensure that the next Peruvian administration will be a significant and dependable ally in efforts to bring economic and democratic stability to the Western Hemisphere.