The Teflon Samurai

After defeating hyperinflation and terrorism, we plan to continue attracting local and foreign investment and wage an all-out war on poverty, is Fujimoris practised response to queries about his agenda of economic and social reform. And the State that truly represents a nation has a duty to limit particular interests or make them compatible with the countrys interests, is his standard response to allegations of human rights abuse in Peru.

Both the State and businessmen must speak the same language and see the situation with the same eyes. Of course, countries are not companies and there are social and cultural factors we cannot ignore. However, it is risky to manage a State without a dose of realism and the capacity to take decisions like a businessman, continues Fujimori.

Some think thats a fascist viewpoint