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Francisco Durand, the man who unraveled power

Francisco Durand, the man who unraveled power

In Memory. The renowned researcher passed away on February 1. He leaves a wide legacy of texts on business problems and their relationship with the State. Institutions and personalities regret his departure.

In the history of contemporary Peru few researchers have dedicated their lives to studying business groups and their role as actors in the national economy and politics with as much dedication and professionalism as Francis Durand. The sociologist and university professor passed away on Wednesday, February 1 at the age of 72 in Texas (USA).

His departure leaves a great void in the intellectual circle of the national left, but his long legacy, made up of dozens of books, essays and articles, will survive him and continue to be a way of understanding business problems and their relationship with the State.

Career path

Durand was Ph. D. from the University of Berkeley. He has also been an international consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank and the Inter-American Center for Tax Administration. Likewise, he was an adviser to the Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru and to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission of the Congress of the Republic.

Parallel to his vocation for research, he was also passionate about university teaching. At the University of San Antonio of Texas he taught the Political Science course; Later, this house of studies named him emeritus professor. He taught this same course at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. (PUCP).

He also served as a visiting professor at universities such as Oxford, harvardNotre Dame, Chicago and the Free University of Berlin.

Durand has a great academic trajectory both nationally and internationally.  Photo: Virgilio Grajeda/The Republic

Durand has a great academic trajectory both nationally and internationally. Photo: Virgilio Grajeda/The Republic

Goodbye to a big one

One of the first institutions to mourn Durand’s death was the PUCP through the Academic Department of Social Sciences. “His colleagues and students will remember him with great affection”, The academic entity wrote on its social networks.

In the public sector, the National Superintendence of Customs and Tax Administration (Sunat) He also sent his condolences to the relatives of the investigator. “We recognize his contribution in promoting a comprehensive tax reform that contributes to the development of the country,” they wrote.

For its part, the NGO Oxfam in Peru, which carries out humanitarian work to combat poverty, described the death of Paco Durand as “a sad loss for those of us who fight for equality and social justice.”

The political parties were not oblivious to the sad event. Nuevo Perú pointed out that Durand is “essential for the construction of a new, more just and egalitarian Peru.” They added that he will always be present in their struggles.

Among the characters who also mourned Durand’s death is the economist José Távara, current member of the board of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru. “An irreparable loss, I hope that the new generations take over,” he commented.

They also spoke congressmenjournalists, as well as their colleagues and students.

After his death, Francisco Durand was fired by various institutions such as the Sunat and the PUCP.  Photo: diffusion

After his death, Francisco Durand was fired by various institutions such as the Sunat and the PUCP. Photo: diffusion

indelible legacy

Durand’s book catalog is made up of more than a dozen titles, one of the most important is Los Romero: faith, fame and fortune. In this text, the author traces the history of the Romero family for more than 130 years and over four generations. He even investigates his peasant beginnings in Spainand the first business experiences of Calixto Santos Romero in Puerto Rico, until his providential arrival in Piura.

Another essential work is The Twelve Apostles of the Peruvian Economy. In this book, Durand makes an analysis of the trajectory and varied power, both economic and political and social, of the 12 most influential Peruvian economic power groups (GPE) today. It identifies six groups from Lima (Benavides, Graña y Montero, Brescia, Ferreyros, Rodríguez-Pastor and Romero) with half a dozen groups of provincial origin (Rodríguez, Añaños, Dyer, Acuña, Huancaruna and Flores).

They also highlight Odebrecht, the company that captured governments; The capture of the state in Latin America: theoretical reflections; Peru: power elites and political capture, etc.

  Francisco Durand has written about two of the largest influential groups that have existed in the country.  Photo: composition LR

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Francisco Durand has written about two of the largest influential groups that have existed in the country. Photo: composition LR

Source: Larepublica

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