| Edited by A. Bebbington and V.H. Torres | Published by Abya-Yala, Quito | En el Ecuador los esfuerzos académicos por conocer a las organizaciones de base rurales y urbanas han sido mínimos, no solo porque el tema se ha posicionado insuficientemente en los centros de investigación y docencia, sino porque el pragmatismo de los […]
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Globalized Andes? Landscapes, livelihoods and development
| By Anthony Bebbington | Ecumene: a journal of cultural geography, Vol. 8. No. 4. pp. 414-436 | Abstract: This paper discusses such sets of globalized relationships in four localities in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Particular attention is paid to the ways in which the emergence and activities of local organizations & social movements have been affected […]
Social capital, development and access to resources in highland Ecuador
| By A. Bebbington and T. Perreault | Published in Economic Geography, Vol. 75 (4): 395-418 | Abstract: Building on recent statements calling for greater emphasis on the roles of organized actors and civil society in development research, in this paper we analyze the utility of themes raised in current debates on social capital for pursuing such […]
Indigenous Irrigation Organizations and the Formation of Social Capital in Northern Highland Ecuador
| By T.Perreault, A. Bebbington and T.Carroll | Published in the Conference of Latin American Geographers Yearbook, Volume 24: 1-16 | Abstract: Recent debates on the role of social capital in development are of relevance to nature-society analysis within geography because they highlight the ways in which forms of social organization can increase the effectiveness, equity and […]
Social capital and rural intensification: local organizations and islands of sustainability in the rural Andes
| By Anthony Bebbington | Published in Geographical Journal, July 1997 vol. 163 (2): 189-197 | Abstract: While the general image of much of the Andes is one of poverty, environmental degradation and out-migration, and of rural economies that refuse to develop self-reinforcing and inclusive forms of growth, islands of sustainable intensification of rural land use and […]
Organizations and intensifications: small farmer federations, rural livelihoods and agricultural technology in the Andes and Amazonia
| By Anthony Bebbington | Published in World Development, vol. 24 (7): 1161-1178 | Abstract: This paper analyzes several experiences from Bolivia and Ecuador of how campesino and indigenous federations engage in agricultural development and natural resource management activities. It is argued that the federations may have especially important roles to play in agricultural and livelihood intensification. […]
Sustainable livelihood development in the Andes? Local institutions and regional resource use in Ecuador
| By Anthony Bebbington | Published in Development Policy Review, vol. 11(1): 5-30 |
Fragile lands, fragile organisations: Indian organisations and the politics of sustainability in Ecuador
| By A. Bebbington, H.Carrasco, L.Peralbo, G.Ramón, V.H. Torres and J.Trujillo | Published in Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 18 Number 2: 179-196 | Abstract: Recent discussions of resource management suggest that one of the most important factors in sustaining use systems on fragile lands is the strength of local representative institutions: rural […]
Los actores de una decada ganada: tribus, comunas y campesinos en la modernidad
| By A. Bebbington, H.Carrasco, L.Peralvo, G.Ramón, V.H. Torres and J.Trujillo | Published by Comunidec/Abya-Yala, Quito |
Grassroots perspectives on indigenous development: Indian organizations and NGOs in central Ecuador
| By Anthony Bebbington | Published in the European Journal of Development Research Vol. 4(2): 132-167 | Overview: Focuses on the elaboration of indigenous agricultural development among several Indian organizations in the central Andes of Ecuador. Marxian approaches to indigenous agriculture; Description of the national Indian movement in the country; Role of government and non-governmental organizations in […]