Things Are Looking Up in Ecuador

From Jack - MORE ABOUT EL PRESIDENTE and the ECUADOR ECONOMIC REVOLUTION

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September 8th 2009
Rafael Correa on his election poster, talks about this "beautiful revolution." Ecuador is undergoing a revolution—a peaceful one without saber and musket—but a revolution nonetheless. Correa is a Rhodes' Scholar economist. He taught economics, I believe, at the University of Illinois before returning to Ecuador and entering politics. So the thrust of the Correa revolution is based on wha ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more