Augusto Aníbal Álvarez Rodrich (born 12 October 1959) is a
Peru
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vian economist and journalist who works in print, radio and television.
Early life and education
Rodrich was born in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
,
Peru
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. He earned a bachelor's degree in
economics
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Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
at the
Universidad del Pacífico before earning a
Master of Public Administration
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from the
John F. Kennedy School of Government
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at
Harvard University
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. He also studied specialised courses at
Stanford University
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, the
University of Manchester
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and
Northwestern University
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.
Career
He worked for ''Grupo Apoyo'' from 1980 until 2002, reaching the position of General Director of Apoyo Communications and editor of the magazines ''Perú Económico'', ''Semana Económica'' and ''Debate''. He was also Director of Apoyo Opinion and Market and the Apoyo Institute.
He became Vice President of the Commission for Market Entry and Exit at Indecopi, Vice President of
OSIPTEL and Director of
Interbank
Interbank, formally the Banco Internacional del Perú Service Holding S.A.A. is a Peruvian provider of financial services.
History
In 1897, Elias Mujica opened an agency at the Jirón de la Unión in Lima's historic centre under the name o ...
. He also participated as advisor of projects for multilateral organisations and various processes of
privatisation
Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector. It is also sometimes used as a synonym for deregulation w ...
in Peru,
Colombia
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and
Guatemala
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.
He has been director of the daily ''
Perú.21'' since its foundation until November 2008, and anchor of the
radio
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programme ''Ampliación de Noticias'' (news in depth, ''
Radio Programas del Perú
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'', RPP) and associate professor at the
University of the Pacific. He was director and anchor of the
television
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programme ''Dos Dedos de Frente'' (Spanish expression for "common sense", ''
Frecuencia Latina''). he has a column in ''
La República
''La República'' () is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima, Peru. It is one of the two main national daily newspapers sold all over the country since it was founded on November 16, 1981.
History
Founding and early history
The paper was fou ...
''.
He moderated the debate between
Alan García
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the American Popula ...
and
Ollanta Humala
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (; born 27 June 1962) is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as president of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist, he is considered to have shifted towar ...
in the
2006 Peruvian general election
General elections were held in Peru in on 9 April 2006 to elect the President, two Vice-Presidents, 120 members of Congress and five members of the Andean Parliament for the 2006–2011 period. As no presidential candidate received a majority o ...
.
Books
Álvarez is the author of various books and academic essays (in
Spanish
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**Spanish cuisine
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...
) on privatisation, the
public sector
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and state reform:
* ''Perú, 1964-1994: Economía, Sociedad y Política'', 1995
* ''La implementación de políticas públicas en el Perú'' (editor), 1995
* ''El Poder en el Perú'' (editor), 1993
* ''Principios de Empresas Estatales y Privatización'', 1992
* ''Empresas Estatales y Privatización: Cómo reformar la actividad empresarial del Estado en el Perú'', 1991
* ''Negociación Económica Internacional: La Experiencia del Perú'', 1990
* ''Los Objetivos de las Empresas Estatales'', 1985.
References
External links
''Claro y directo'' columnat ''
La Republica''
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Peruvian journalists
Peruvian male journalists
Peruvian male writers
20th-century Peruvian economists
Peruvian Jews
University of the Pacific (Peru) alumni
Stanford University alumni
Northwestern University alumni
Harvard Kennedy School alumni
Living people
1959 births
Peruvian expatriates in the United States