Title
Is the peruvian constitution neoliberal? The influence of the Washington consensus
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Albujar O.S.
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Publisher(s)
Inderscience Publishers
Abstract
In the period between 1980 and 2000, all Latin American constitutions were substantially reformed. Those reforms were, in general, a turn to the economic right and was a regional phenomenon. Nevertheless, it is stated that the Peruvian constitution was one of the most 'neoliberal' in the region. In this article, we will analyse if the Peruvian constitution is one of the most neoliberal constitutions in Latin America. For that, they study the influence of the Washington consensus in the reform of the Peruvian Constitution of 1993. We also study other factors in that reform, in particular, what they call the 'other consensus', which pursues other objectives. Also, we note that the Peruvian constitution was applied by non-liberal actors who imprinted their social ideas in it. In the end, we conclude that the Peruvian constitution was not neoliberal together with other relevant conclusions.
Start page
14
End page
28
Volume
7
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Derecho
Economía, Negocios
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85105952930
Source
International Journal of Public Law and Policy
ISSN of the container
20447663
DOI of the container
10.1504/IJPLAP.2021.115002
Source funding
Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
Colegio de América
España and Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar
Universidad Científica del Sur
Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
Universidad de Salamanca
Sponsor(s)
We want to thank professors John Yoo, David Vogel, Daniel Farber, Alison Vicary and Manuel Santos Redondo for their support. We also want to thank Robert Cooter, Thalia Zuñiga and Alonso Villaran for helpful comments to earlier versions of this paper. Finally, we want to thank Eduardo Iñiguez for his research assistance. This research project started in 2010 and was based on ideas related to the rhetoric of constitutional reform in Latin America and the empirical assessment of Rule of Law and Institutional Quality (2013–2016) in Perú (2011–2019). It was supported by Universidad Científica del Sur; Perú, GIDE Research Group (Project IV Regulatory Improvement) – Pontificia Univrsidad Católica del Ecuador; Ecuador, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú; Perú; Universidad de Salamanca, Facultad de Derecho; España and Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (UASB) Colegio de América; Ecuador.
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