La modernización y el desarrollo socio-económico del Ecuador(1950-1970)

Abstract

The objective of the present thesis aims at the analysis of the major socio-economic changes in Ecuator during the development of capitalism and the impact on its economic growth in the period 1950-1970. The review of social thought and predominant authors of contemporary Ecuadorian historiography will allow us to answer some of the questions related to the main periods of time when capital accumulation took place in Ecuator. The include the modernization of the traditional agrarian structures, the incorporation of the country into the capitalist system, the development models used by various governements of the time and the contribution of the agricultural, industrial and export sectors to the growth of the Ecuadorian economy. Finally, the discussion of the historical background and analysis of economic data will give us a better understanding of the complexity of this topic, allow us to establish a hypothesis, and justify the final conclusions related to the main mechanisms of the development of the Ecuadorian society.