Assessing the Left Turn in Ecuador

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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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxx Introduction (Francisco Sánchez, Simón Pachano)....Pages 1-13 Reshaping the State: The Unitary Executive Presidency of Rafael Correa (John Polga-Hecimovich)....Pages 15-39 “La patria ya es de todos:” Pilgrimages, Charisma, Territory, and the Return of the State (Felipe Burbano de Lara)....Pages 41-65 State-Organized Crime: A Hypothesis on the Institutionalization of Corruption During the Revolución Ciudadana (César Montúfar)....Pages 67-90 Rafael Correa’s Technopopulism in Comparative Perspective (Carlos de la Torre)....Pages 91-114 A Revolution with a Female Face? Gender Debates and Policies During Rafael Correa’s Government (Marcela Morales Hidalgo)....Pages 115-136 Intellectuals, NGOs, and Social Movements Under the Correa Regime: Collaborations and Estrangements (Carmen Martínez Novo)....Pages 137-162 The Macroeconomics of the Commodities Boom in Ecuador: A Comparative Perspective (Augusto de la Torre, Simón Cueva, María Alexandra Castellanos-Vásconez)....Pages 163-212 Understanding Ecuador’s Growth Prospects in the Aftermath of the Citizens’ Revolution (Matias Bayas-Erazo)....Pages 213-230 The Political Management of the Oil Bonanza During Correa’s Government (Andrés Mejía Acosta, Vicente Albornoz)....Pages 231-255 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 Educational Policy in Ecuador During the Citizens’ Revolution (Juan Ponce Jarrín)....Pages 283-299 Far from Becoming the Jaguar of Latin America: The Ecuadorian Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Turn (María Belén Albornoz)....Pages 301-323 Rafael Correa’s Foreign Policy Paradox: Discursive Sovereignty, Practical Dependency (Grace Jaramillo)....Pages 325-349 Conclusions: Assessing the Left Turn in Latin America—10 Years of the Correa Administration in Ecuador (Francisco Sánchez, Simón Pachano)....Pages 351-371 Back Matter ....Pages 373-373