Elite cohesion and the endurance of the Peruvian oligarchy

Oligarchic power endured longer in Peru than in any other major Latin American nation. An oligarchy of wealthy families swayed Peruvian politics almost continuously from 1895 to 1968. Even when they did not dominate, the oligarchs exercised a powerful veto. This paper examines the...

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Autores: Gilbert, Dennis, Samamé, Liliana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/21336
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/historica/article/view/21336
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Oligarchy
elites
1936 election
Political power
APRA
Oligarquía
élites
elección de 1936
poder político
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Sumario:Oligarchic power endured longer in Peru than in any other major Latin American nation. An oligarchy of wealthy families swayed Peruvian politics almost continuously from 1895 to 1968. Even when they did not dominate, the oligarchs exercised a powerful veto. This paper examines the resilience of oligarchic power through the lens of classical elite theory. In particular, it focuses on the problem of elite cohesion as it was tested in the aborted 1936 election.