Resumen

TANAKA, MARTÍN  y  VERA ROJAS, SOFÍA. Neodualism in a Democracy Without Party System: Democracy in Pera. Rev. cienc. polít. (Santiago) [online]. 2010, vol.30, n.1, pp.87-114. ISSN 0718-090X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-090X2010000100006.

Peruvian democracy faces low levels of institutional legitimacy, a weak party system and the recurrent appearance of outsiders in the political arena. The performance of the economy presents better indicators than the Latin American average, and, at the same time, the country suffers from high levels of social discomfort, expressed through the preference for anti-system candidates, and increasing levels of social conflict. This article argues that the legacy of the structural reforms implemented by Fujimori has generated a "neo-dualist" situation, where a modem and growing sector that supports moderate policies coexists with a marginalized sector that sympathizes with anti-system rhetoric.

Palabras clave : Peru; democracy; political parties; socioeconomic inequality.

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