Alberto Fujimori As An Authoritarian Leader in Peru

PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI'S LEADERSHIP IN PERU

This research examines the leadership of President Alberto Fujimori in Peru. The goals of this examination are to (1) assess his leadership as authoritarian or non-authoritarian, (2) the impact of his leadership on Peru, and (3) the relationship of his leadership in Peru to the concept of authoritarian leadership within a democratic state.

President Fujimori's Leadership in Peru as Authoritarian or Non-Authoritarian

Leadership style within the political context varies between the extremes of authoritarian leadership and participative leadership, and between directive leadership and group decision-making. Leadership is the ability of one person to influence a group of persons toward the achievement of common goals (Yukl 5). When comparing leadership styles, the focus typically is on the effectiveness of leaders.

One way that leadership behaviors may be described is by contrasting transformational, and transactional leader behavior (Bass 3). The authoritarian and non-authoritarian characteristics of an individual's leadership may be assessed within the transformational-transactional framework.

Transformational leadership within the context of this paradigm is comprised of four components. These components are (1) idealized influence, (2) inspiration, (3) intellectual stimulation, and (4) individualized consideration. Idealized influence (charisma) is a process whereby the leader provides followers with

Related Essays

National Economies After the Cold War .... The analysis of the original post-Communist Polish government and that of Peru's 1990 president-elect, Alberto Fujimori, held much in common: to achieve a .... (2529 10 )

GM in Peru .... Until President Alberto Fujimori was installed in 1990, the Peruvian economy was on the brink of disaster, "The new administration inherited an economy near .... (1804 7 )

The US War on Drugs in Colombia and Peru .... fields. The key factor in this success appears to have been the cooperation of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. Fujimori, assisted .... (2704 11 )

War on Drugs .... fields. The key factor in this success appears to have been the cooperation of Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. Fujimori, assisted .... (2695 11 )

Shining Path .... Since the 1992 capture and arrest of Guzman (who offered to negotiate a 1993 peace settlement with the Alberto Fujimori government), Shining Path has been .... (1551 6 )

e developed economies by many countries involved in the drug trade, such as Peru, because, for practical purposes, the illegal drug trade brings money into sectors of the economies of such countries which otherwise find it difficult to generate substantial income. Further, such activity generates export earnings for the country as a whole. In those countries where the United States is successful in persuading governments to take action against drug producers and exporters, such as Peru, public support within those countries is typically lukewarm to begin with, and rapidly shifts toward hostility to the effort, the national government, and the United States. The narcotics industry and the political movements it supports contribute to the kind of violent political and economic disintegration that Peru has experienced in the past and which is may experience in the future if the problem is not dealt with effectively (Palmer 72). Income distribution continues to be highly distorted in Peru. Most of the country's income continues to flow to a tiny minority of the population (Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 86). Political freedom does not really exist in Peru. President Fujimori said that so called traditional d

Category: Foreign - A