Since 1988 Peru has plunged into a deep economic crisis which has already caused severe social strife and threatens to … of foreign exchange reserves, a dramatic decline of output, and mass unemployment. The economic plight of Peru can … financial support would go a long way in bringing Peru back to a sustained and socially acceptable growth path. Priority areas …

Peru belongs to the club of Latin American countries which recently declined to follow "orthodox" adjustment programmes … in 1970 - 1985 is studied in an attempt to arrive at a diagnosis of the central disease affecting economic policy in Peru …