Prime Minister Cesar Villanueva on Thursday affirmed the current major challenge is to build a decentralized but united country, noting centralism has created inequality in Peru.
Likewise, he said, there is nowadays a strong focus on how to: build a country, serve the population, as well as balance territorial management with national policies.
"(…) We still have to incorporate a territorial perspective that would help us better understand each part of the territory," he expressed.
Given the Inca country's diversity, regional management models should be developed in order to meet the areas' specific needs while relying on a territorial development approach.
"We have to look for mechanisms that, as a permanent policy, can be applied to the decentralization process," he added.
Remarks were made during the inauguration of the Regional Development Agencies' International Seminar "Creating Development from the Regions."
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