Description
A case study of why Third World countries are still poor, the premise of this book is that while some progress has been made in transforming the political economy of Ecuador, certain behaviors, beliefs and attitudes have kept the country from developing in ways that otherwise would have been possible. As the author asserts, for almost five centuries the cultural habits of Ecuadorian citizens have constituted a stumbling block for individual economic success. Still, he concludes, people's cultural values are not immutable: inconvenient customs can be changed or influenced by the economic success of immigrants. This is the challenge that Ecuador faces in the twenty-first century.
Author: Osvaldo Hurtado
Publisher: Madison Books
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781568332628
ISBN10: 1568332629
BISAC Categories:
- History | Latin America | South America
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries
Author: Osvaldo Hurtado
Publisher: Madison Books
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781568332628
ISBN10: 1568332629
BISAC Categories:
- History | Latin America | South America
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries
About the Author
Osvaldo Hurtado is an Ecuadorian author and politician who served as president of Ecuador from 1981 to 1984. He lives in Quito, Ecuador.