Climbing the agricultural ladder: Social mobility and motivations for migration in an Ecuadorian colonist community
During the early decades of the 20th century in the American Midwest young farming families achieved social mobility by moving up an agricultural ladder through a series of rungs, from unpaid family work, to wage labor, to tenant farming, to a mortgaged farm, and, finally, to full ownership of a farm. In this paper we … Continue reading Climbing the agricultural ladder: Social mobility and motivations for migration in an Ecuadorian colonist community →
The Barbecho crisis, la plaga del banco, and international migration: Structural adjustment in Ecuadors Southern Amazon
Structural adjustment policies have had devastating effects on segments of Latin America’s population, especially when environmental degradation has added to the squeeze. In Ecuador’s Southern Amazonian region, the withdrawal of public subsidies for agricultural loans coincided with productivity declines related to environmental degradation. As oil wealth in the 1960s gave way to financial crisis, interest … Continue reading The Barbecho crisis, la plaga del banco, and international migration: Structural adjustment in Ecuadors Southern Amazon →
Enhanced refugee registration and human security in northern Ecuador
A new research publication has just been released by the UNHCR Research Paper No. 198 Enhanced refugee registration and human security in northern Ecuador By Ian McGrath You can download the report here: http://www.unhcr.org/4d35556e9.html
