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Assessing the Left Turn in Ecuador

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Editors:
  1. Francisco Sánchez

    1. Instituto de Iberoamérica, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

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  2. Simón Pachano

    1. Department of Political Science, FLACSO Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

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  • Acts as the first text published in English to assess the Latin American left turn with Ecuador as the main reference
  • Analyzes the political action as a whole, including social, economic and political elements from institutional and public policies perspectives
  • Provides a clearer understanding of the ways in which the popular desire for change (predominant through the region in recent times, as a response to late-20th century neoliberalism) was realized – or not

Part of the book series: Studies of the Americas (STAM)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  2. Introduction

    • Francisco Sánchez, Simón Pachano
    Pages 1-13

  3. Reshaping the State: The Unitary Executive Presidency of Rafael Correa

    • John Polga-Hecimovich
    Pages 15-39

  4. “La patria ya es de todos:” Pilgrimages, Charisma, Territory, and the Return of the State

    • Felipe Burbano de Lara
    Pages 41-65

  5. State-Organized Crime: A Hypothesis on the Institutionalization of Corruption During the Revolución Ciudadana

    • César Montúfar
    Pages 67-90

  6. Rafael Correa’s Technopopulism in Comparative Perspective

    • Carlos de la Torre
    Pages 91-114

  7. A Revolution with a Female Face? Gender Debates and Policies During Rafael Correa’s Government

    • Marcela Morales Hidalgo
    Pages 115-136

  8. Intellectuals, NGOs, and Social Movements Under the Correa Regime: Collaborations and Estrangements

    • Carmen Martínez Novo
    Pages 137-162

  9. The Macroeconomics of the Commodities Boom in Ecuador: A Comparative Perspective

    • Augusto de la Torre, Simón Cueva, María Alexandra Castellanos-Vásconez
    Pages 163-212

  10. Understanding Ecuador’s Growth Prospects in the Aftermath of the Citizens’ Revolution

    • Matias Bayas-Erazo
    Pages 213-230

  11. The Political Management of the Oil Bonanza During Correa’s Government

    • Andrés Mejía Acosta, Vicente Albornoz
    Pages 231-255

  12. Buen Vivir: A Reference for Public Policies and Development in Ecuador and the Governments of the Latin American Left

    • Antonio Luis Hidalgo-Capitán, Ana Patricia Cubillo-Guevara
    Pages 257-282

  13. Educational Policy in Ecuador During the Citizens’ Revolution

    • Juan Ponce Jarrín
    Pages 283-299

  14. Far from Becoming the Jaguar of Latin America: The Ecuadorian Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Turn

    • María Belén Albornoz
    Pages 301-323

  15. Rafael Correa’s Foreign Policy Paradox: Discursive Sovereignty, Practical Dependency

    • Grace Jaramillo
    Pages 325-349

  16. Conclusions: Assessing the Left Turn in Latin America—10 Years of the Correa Administration in Ecuador

    • Francisco Sánchez, Simón Pachano
    Pages 351-371

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 373-373
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About this book

This book examines the “left turn” in Latin American politics, specifically through the lens of Ecuador and the effects of the Citizens’ Revolution’s actions and public policies on relevant actors and institutions. Through a comprehensive analysis of one country’s turn to the left and the outcomes generated by that process, the authors and editors provide a clearer understanding of the ways in which the popular desire for change (predominant through the region in recent times, as a response to late-twentieth-century neoliberalism) was realized—or not. The particular case of Ecuador further potentiates analysis of the entire region-wide process, considering that the “corrector” cycle is now at an end, and that the economic and international conditions that favored the return of left governments have also changed.

Reviews

“This timely collection brings Ecuador's top scholars together to examine their country’s place in Latin America’s Left Turn. Under the controversial leadership of President Rafael Correa, Ecuador spent a decade in a purported Citizens’ Revolution. With precision and clarity, the book unpacks this multi-dimensional process—the ideas, policies, political style, and the toll that the Correa era took on Ecuador’s democracy. This stellar volume is foundational for understanding 21st century politics in the region.” (Catherine Conaghan, Professor of Political Studies, Queen's University, Canada)

“This critical analysis of the Revolución Ciudadana provides a comprehensive view of Rafael Correa’s 10-year government, with detailed chapters covering institutional changes, corruption, gender, social movements, the commoditiesboom, education policy, and other themes. Not only does this account provide a welcome addition to a thin literature on Ecuador, it does so in a comparative and theoretical framework. As such, the manuscript gives the reader details about a particular popular and populist leftist government and tools to build a broader characterization of this regime type.” (Scott Morgenstern, Professor of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh, USA)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Instituto de Iberoamérica, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Francisco Sánchez

  • Department of Political Science, FLACSO Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

    Simón Pachano

About the editors

Francisco Sánchez is Director of the Instituto de Iberoamérica and Associate Professor of Political Science, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.


Simón Pachano is Professor-Researcher of Political Science at FLACSO Ecuador, Ecuador.

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