Los Zevallos de Portoviejo y Guayaquil, 1711-1994

En el presente trabajo se analiza la resistencia campesino-indigena en la Provincia de Cuenca, durante el perfodo comprendido entre 1850 y 1875. Se estudia las modalidades por medio de las cuales el campesino-indigena manifiesta su descontento.

"General economic history of the 1960s-70s by a noted analyst and policymaker"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Analyzes political rise of Abdalá Bucarám Ortiz within the long tradition of Ecuadorian populism pioneered by Velasco Ibarra. Insightful discussions of Bucaram's campaign, political alliances, speeches, style, and political enemies. Concludes with discussion of 'new' populism in Ecuador. Essential analysis for understanding subsequent events that led to Bucarám's fall a year after this work was published"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Ecuador is a country with multiple crossroads; crossroads that demand a deep reflection and analysis in different keys and disciplinary fields. This volume addresses some of them: the country's international relations and the integration processes in which it is immersed; the complex socio-environmental problems that generate situations of risk for citizens and nature; the acute social crises and scenarios of protest and political conflict; the crisis of a political and economic model based on public spending, extractivism and the deterioration of rights, in the context in which the possible...