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Portrait of a Nation: Culture and Progress in Ecuador

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Availability:In StockContributor:Osvaldo HurtadoPublish date:2010-01-01Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:Madison BooksISBN-13:9781568332628ISBN-10:1568332629UPC:9781568332628Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Latin America, Anthropology, Developing & Emerging CountriesBook Topic:South America, Cultural & SocialSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC26QYSZ2J

Portrait of a Nation: Culture and Progress in Ecuador

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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Madison BooksISBN-13:9781568332628ISBN-10:1568332629UPC:9781568332628Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Latin America, Anthropology, Developing & Emerging CountriesBook Topic:South America, Cultural & SocialSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC26QYSZ2J
Osvaldo Hurtado is an Ecuadorian author and politician who served as president of Ecuador from 1981 to 1984. He lives in Quito, Ecuador.
Publisher: Madison Books

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