Ecuador: a country study

by Hanratty, Dennis Michael

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Title Statements

Full title :Ecuador : a country study / Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ; edited by Dennis M. Hanratty.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1991.
Edition:3rd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
Language:eng
Publication Date:1991.

Notes

In LLMC.

Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 18 octobre 2012).

"Research completed December 1989."

Éditions révisée de : Area handbook for Ecuador / co-authors, Thomas E. Weil ... [et al.]. 1973.

The Physical Object

Description:1 ressource en ligne (xxv, 306 pages) : : ill., cartes, fichiers PDF.

Edition Identifiers

oclc:on1132108648
LC Classification:D410.A732
Dewey Decimal:986.6

Pre-Hispanic era -- Discovery and conquest -- Spanish colonial era -- The struggle for independence -- The first century of the republic. Initial confusion, 1830-60 ; The era of conservatism, 1860-95 ; The rule of the liberals, 1895-1925 ; Reform, chaos, and debacle, 1925-44 -- The postwar era. Constitutional rule, 1948-60 ; Instability and military dominance, 1960-72 ; Direct military rule, 1972-79 ; Return to democratic rule, 1979-84 -- Geography. Natural regions ; Drainage ; Climate -- Population -- Migration and urbanization -- Social classes. Elite ; Middle class ; Peasants ; Workers -- Ethnic groups. Whites and mestizos ; Blacks ; Sierra Indians ; Oriente Indians -- Family and kin -- Religion -- Social welfare. Education ; Health and social security -- Growth and structure of the economy -- Recent economic performance -- Role of government. Fiscal policies ; Monetary and exchange policies ; Government budget process -- Human resources and income. Composition of labor force ; Employment indicators and benefits ; Organized labor -- Agriculture. Land use and tenure ; Crops ; Livestock and poultry ; Fishing ; Forestry -- Natural resources and energy. Petroleum and natural gas ; …