Descorriendo velos en las ciencias sociales

Obra dedicada a la figura de un hombre ejemplar en la historia ecuatoriana, el ex presidente Galo Plaza Lasso: su vida pública, privada y familiar.

The religious texts written by Sr. Getrudes de San Ildefonso, Carmelite nun, born in Quito, were transcribed by her spiritual father and confessor, Martín de la Cruz, who, with theological commentary, increased the nun's devout pages until generating 2,000 pages in three volumes of prose and 39 illustrations: the manuscript entitled: "The pearl mystica, hidden in the shell of humility" (1700-1718). Catalina Andrango-Walker, Carmen Fernández-Salvador, Regina Harrison and Alison Weber analyze this work in order to expose the richness of the manuscript: the confessor-nun relationship, the...

El presente trabajo se incribe dentro de una linea de reflexión respecto de los enfoques que orientan la inversión rural, sus determinantes, potencialidades y límites. sus contenidos se extienden en tres secciones que contienen: 1ro. un panorama global de la situación del sector rural en el Ecuador, 2do un inventario de las iniciativas financiadas por el BID y el FIDA, periodo 2002-2008 y 3ro. una refelexión sobre las estrategias encontradas en las iniciativas financiadas por los organismos

The objective of this study is to provide the background required for an understanding of the boundary dispute between Ecuador and Peru, a hardy perennial among inter-American controversies. It is not designed to propound any particular thesis, much less to take sides in the dispute. Evaluation of the significance of the positions adopted by the parties over the years have been included. Primary attention has been focused on the period after the entry into effect of the Rio Protocol of 1942 which attempted to fix the boundary between the rival states and which was guaranteed by Argentina,...