Starting in the late 1980s De Soto, with the support of then Peruvian president Alan Garcia and his successor Alberto Fujimori, transformed his theory into action.
With the support of then-president Alan Garcia and his successor, Alberto Fujimori, the ILD created a plan for Peru's poor to get title to land and businesses more quickly and efficiently.
As well as Alejandro Toledo, defeated by now-disgraced Alberto Fujimori in a rigged vote last year, they included Alan Garcia, a former president whose rule from 1985 to 1990 was marked by disastrous populism.