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Raúl Clemente Huerta
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Military Government and the Movement Toward Democracy in South America
Sophisticated investigations of governmental transition in Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, and Ecuador. Discusses such issues as the undercurrents of popular discontent, and the recent progress toward increased civilian political participation.
Restructuring Domination
The industrial development of Ecuador has made fortunes for some, but has largely bypassed the general population. Armed by its new power, the bourgeoisie has captured sate mechanisms for its own advancement, leading to the paradox of a "democratic authoritarianism." In this study, Catherine M. Conaghan views the crucial differences between the social and economic changes in newly developed Latin American nations and those of the southern cone. Using Ecuador as her case study, she shows how industrial growth has given birth to an exclusive, ingrown bourgeoisie that is highly dependent on the state and foreign capital and is increasingly alienated from the peasants and urban poor.
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Boom and Bust: Ecuador’s Financial Rollercoaster
Throughout the history of Ecuador, the ambivalent evolution of major political and social events such as the stability of serving presidents, coups and even war, has coincided with changes in the financial environment. The product of careful historical study, "Boom & Bust: Ecuador’s Financial Rollercoaster" combines evidence from prior studies with original research, including data from the Central Bank of Ecuador, unpublished diplomatic papers and documents from the personal archives of relevant historical figures. A central finding is that the export performance of Ecuador's three primary commodities - cacao, bananas and oil - has significantly shaped 20th-century Ecuadorian history. Synthesis of old and new insights reveals how the state of the nation’s economy has frequently determined the outcome of critical events. All the while, the strength, immediacy and direction of the relationships examined has varied. The book would appeal to anyone with an interest in Ecuador's recent history as well as specialists and scholars of Latin American economic and political history.
The Cambridge History of Latin America
Enth.: Bd. 1-2: Colonial Latin America ; Bd. 3: From Independence to c. 1870 ; Bd. 4-5: c. 1870 to 1930 ; Bd. 6-10: Latin America since 1930 ; Bd. 11: Bibliographical essays.
Politics and Petroleum in Ecuador
In 1972 Ecuador began to produce and export petroleum in the Amazon interior, and the formulation and execution of the petroleum policy became central to the political life of the nation. The nation's armed forces seized political power that same year and continued to rule until the reestablishment of democratic pluralist government in 1979. In this book, John D. Martz probes the differences and similarities between military authoritarianism and democratic pluralism through an analysis of the politics of petroleum in Ecuador. The Ecuadorian experience provides an ideal laboratory to test the policymaking characteristics and the overall performances of the two regimes ideal-types. Martz uses ...
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Osvaldo Hurtado visto por sus contemporáneos
"Entre 1960 y 2019 el Ecuador ha sufrido una profunda transformación en la política, la economía y la sociedad. En Osvaldo Hurtado visto por sus contemporáneos, Nick Mills, historiador norteamericano, vinculado a nuestro país desde 1962, recrea momentos importantes de este proceso a través de las voces de algunos de sus protagonistas. Son treinta y siete entrevistas realizadas, entre 2013 y 2015, a familiares, colaboradores, académicos, periodistas y políticos relacionados con Hurtado. El resultado es un interesante e ilustrativo mosaico multifacético, rico en matices, íntimo y hasta controversial, no solo referido al personaje, sino también a las luchas políticas, los golpes de estado, a decisiones discutibles como la «sucretización» y otros entretelones que varían desde lo divertido hasta lo sorprendente. El libro termina con un ensayo revelador del propio Osvaldo Hurtado, donde reflexiona sobre su vida personal y pública, su pensamiento y sus decisiones, descubriendo así hechos, datos y pensamientos jamás revelados antes."
