The social inclusion of indigenous peoples in Ecuador before and during the Revolución Ciudadana

Roberta Masala () and Salvatore Monni ()
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Roberta Masala: Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España
Salvatore Monni: Dipartimento di Economia Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italia
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Alberto Marzucchi, Roberto Zoboli and Massimiliano Mazzanti

No 1017, SEEDS Working Papers from SEEDS, Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies

Abstract: The aim of this article is to investigate the evolution of social inclusion among indigenous peoples in Ecuador. In the beginning, it highlights how some policies have deepened social problems like poverty and inequality. Then, it reviews the literature on social inclusion to define the reference framework of the investigation and pictures the social inclusion conditions of indigenous peoples through data analysis, in particular by observing the indicators of education, health and participation. With regards to this subject, it will be considered also some qualitative aspects, like cultural and linguistic barriers that are crucial for the effectiveness of the policies and essential to understand the indigenous social system. In this view, the article compares the actual indigenous condition with the period prior to the Revolución Ciudadana to highlight if some changes occurred in the quality of life of the Ecuadorian indigenous peoples.

Keywords: Buen Vivir; Ecuador; Sumak Kawsay; indigenous peoples; inequality; social inclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B59 O10 O20 O54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2017-12, Revised 2017-12
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