Democracy in Ecuador

Briefly, democracy is a matter of degree and quality. Confusion often arises in discussion about democracy. This stems from the different premises people have in mind when they use the term. In my opinion, most people fail to specify their underlying premises, and we often incorporate into our sense of democracy disparate factors that may or may not relate to it. To avoid such confusion, we must identify the key ideas central to democracy and …

…diverse acts of courage and belief that our world is shaped. BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR ECUADOR Hurtado, O. Political Power in Ecuador (Westview, 1985). Linke, L. Ecuador: Country of Contrasts (Oxford, 1964). Luzuriaga, C. Income Distribution and Poverty in Rural Ecuador (Arizona State Univ. Press, 1983). Redclift, M.R. Agrarian Reform and Peasant Organization in Coastal Ecuador (London Univ. Press, 1978). Schodt, D.W. Ecuador (Westview, 1986). Whitten, N.E., ed. Cultural Transformations and Ethnicity in Modern Ecuador (Univ. of Ill. Press, 1981).