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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Ecuador in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Ecuador
is a country that is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events such as flooding
and droughts. In February 2022, the capital city of Quito experienced the
heaviest rainfall in almost 20 years, which triggered a massive landslide
that killed at least 22 people and injured 47 others. – Microsoft BING Copilot World
Bank Climate & Develoment Reports Ecuador Country Climate and Development Report, World Bank Group, 6 Sep 2024 [accessed 11 Dec 2024] Ecuador
is a middle-income country with abundant agricultural, oil, mineral, and
hydropower resources and a challenging fiscal situation. Ecuador is already
facing severe consequences from climate-induced hazards like droughts,
floods, and rising sea levels, and these impacts are projected to escalate
due to climate change. Ecuador’s development, heavily reliant on the state
and fueled by oil exports, is fiscally dependent on this commodity, and the
global shift toward decarbonization can significantly
reduce the demand for Ecuador’s oil and agricultural commodities. Climate
mitigation and adaptation actions combined with critical institutional and
structural reforms will unlock Ecuador’s productivity and strengthen
resilience to shocks, putting the country on a path of higher, more stable
growth. *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Ecuador U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html [accessed 28
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ecuador/ [accessed 5 January 2021] In
early 2018, the MORENO administration held a public referendum on seven
economic and political issues in a move counter to CORREA-administration
policies, reduce corruption, strengthen democracy, and revive employment and
the economy. The referendum resulted in repeal of taxes associated with
recovery from the earthquake of 2016, reduced restrictions on metal mining in
the Yasuni Intangible Zone - a protected area, and
several political reforms. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $11,500 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
26.1% industry:
18.4% services: 55.5% (2017 est.) Unemployment
rate: 4.6% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 21.5% (December
2017 est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 59 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 15 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 77.5 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 94% of population Physicians
density: 2.04 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 97.1% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 99.9% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Ecuador borgenproject.org/category/ecuador/ [accessed 28 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty.
From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote, nearly
every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating at
the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Fighting Child Poverty In Ecuador borgenproject.org/fighting-child-poverty-in-ecuador/ ~
Homelessness In Ecuador borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-ecuador/ ~
The State Of Health And Healthcare In Ecuador borgenproject.org/the-state-of-health-and-healthcare-in-ecuador/ ~
Gap Year Programs Fighting Poverty In Ecuador borgenproject.org/gap-year-programs-fighting-poverty/ ~
Healthcare In Ecuador borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-ecuador/ ~
3 Organizations Helping Children In Ecuador borgenproject.org/children-in-ecuador/ ~
5 Facts About Poverty In Ecuador borgenproject.org/poverty-in-ecuador/ The World Bank in Ecuador www.worldbank.org/en/country/ecuador/overview [accessed 18 April
2021] After a
decade of prosperity, a less favorable external context demands that Ecuador
ensure fiscal sustainability, strengthen the foundations of dollarization, promote
new engines of growth and protect the social gains achieved. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Ecuador-ECONOMY.html [accessed 28 January 2021] Ecuador
is the world's leading exporter of bananas, and it also exports flowers,
cocoa, coffee, tuna and shrimp, and is developing export markets for other tropical
fruits and vegetables. Tourism has become the country's third largest earner
of foreign exchange, after oil and remittances from expatriates. The
average annual GDP growth rate between 1988 and 1998 was 2.9%. Growth stemmed
mainly from increased petroleum production and expansionary fiscal policy. All
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