A Case Study of Rural Development in Ecuador, an Analysis and Assessment of the Quero-Huachi- Pelileo Project
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Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School 1979 A Case Study of Rural Development in Ecuador, an Analysis and Assessment of the Quero-Huachi- Pelileo Project. Pedro Vicente Carrasco Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Recommended Citation Carrasco, Pedro Vicente, "A Case Study of Rural Development in Ecuador, an Analysis and Assessment of the Quero-Huachi-Pelileo Project." (1979). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 3384. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/3384 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 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Ml 48106 18 BEDFORD ROW. LONDON WC1R 4EJ, ENGLAND Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. 7 9 2 7 5 U CARRASCO, PEDRO VICENTE A CASE STUDY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ECUADOR, AN ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE QJERO-HUACHI-PELILEO PROJECT. THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COL.* PH.D., 1979 CQPR. 1 9 7 9 CARRASCO, PEDRO VICENTE © 1979 PEDRO VICENTE CARRASCO ALL RIGHTS RESERVED University Microfilms International 300 N. ZEEB ROAD. ANN ARBOR. Ml 48106 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. PLEASE NOTE: In all cases this material has been filmed in the best possible way from the available copy. Problems encountered with this document have been identified here with a check mark . 1. Glossy photographs_______ 2. Colored illustrations _______ 3. Photographs with dark background l / '4. Illustrations are poor copy________ 5. 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A CASE STUDY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN ECUADOR AN ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE QUERO-HUACHI-PELILEO PROJECT A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Latin American Studies Institute by Pedro Vicente Carrasco M.A., Louisiana State University, 1972 August, 1979 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author expresses his grateful appreciation to his major professor, Dr. Lisandro Perez, for his guidance and valuable assis tance throughout the author’s graduate program. Similar acknowledge ment is given to each member of the author’s advisory committee: Drs. Quentin A. Jenkins, Head of the Sociology Department; Jane L. DeGrummond; Leonard Cardenas, Director of the Latin American Studies Institute; Alvin L. Bertrand; and Robert A. Flammang for their advice in the preparation of this manuscript. The author wishes to thank Dr. Fred H. Wiegmann, Professor and Head of the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Department for his help and advice in the author's studies. He also wishes to express his thanks to Engineers Carlos Torres Garcia and Arturo Almeida of the Ecuadorian Institute of Hydraulic Resources who helped the author to accomplish his work. Appreciation is extended to Jan V. Bear and Alexander Schmidt for valuable assistance in preparing preliminary drafts and to Mary Jo Brooks. Finally, gratitude is due to the author's wife and children for their understanding and encouragement throughout the period of study. ii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................... 11 LIST OF TABLES........................................... vi LIST OF F I G U R E S ......................................... ... ABSTRACT ........................................... ix PART ONE CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ................................... 1 Purpose of the S t u d y ......................... 2 Scope of the S t u d y ........................... 2 Importance of the S t u d y ....................... 4 Methodology ..................................... 5 II LATIN AMERICA'S AGRARIAN STRUCTURE ............... 7 Scarcity of Capital in Underdeveloped Areas ....... 8 Control Over Land and L a b o r ................... 8 Research on Agrarian Structure in Latin America .. 9 Differences Between Land Tenure and Physical Size of F a r m .................................. 9 Concept of Size or Method of Classification ....... 9 Latifundio and Minifundio Complex ................. 12 Relationship Between Values of Agricultural Production by Size C l a s s ................... 15 III AGRARIAN REFORM IN LATIN A M E R I C A .............. 19 Concept of Land R e f o r m ....................... 19 Land Reform Within the Framework of Social Change . 20 Direct and Indirect Land Reform................ 20 Land Reform as an Explosive Force in Latin America . 21 Agrarian Reform in Me xico....................... 24 Agrarian Reform in Bolivia ...................... 26 Agrarian Reform in Venezuela .................... 27 Agrarian Reform in Ecuador ...................... 28 Agrarian Reform and the Alliance for Progress.... 31 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. 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CHAPTER Page IV ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT............................ 33 Agricultural Development .......................... 33 The Human F a c t o r ........... 35 Some Aspects of Agricultural and Nonagricultural Sectors in Economic Transformation ............... 36 Limited Capital and Labor Allocations ............... 37 Sociology of Development.......................... 38 Creating a Modern Agriculture ...................... 39 Development as a Vision of Redemptive Transformation . 40 Agrarian Change Trends in Latin America ............. 40 V REVIEW OF LITERATURE .............................. 42 The Classical North American Sociological Literature on Rural Latin America ............... 42 Some Important Points of Attack for Rural Develop ment Programs ................................. 47 Contemporary North American Literature ............. 57 The Relevant Latin American Sociological Literature . 63 The Literature on Ecuadorian Society ............... 68 PART TWO VI THE SETTING OF THE S T U D Y .......................... 72 The National Setting .............................. 72 G e o g r a p h y ..................................... 72 History: The Indigenous population and the Spanish Colonial Heritage .................... 74 History: Independence .........................