Essays about: "Ecuador"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 92 essays containing the word Ecuador.
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21. Internationalization of Financial Technology Start-ups (Fintechs) : Evidence from Ecuadorian case studies
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)Abstract : In the past decade, the financial industry has been criticized to lack a faster digital transformation to provide more efficient services, where FinTech (a neologism generated from the contraction of “(Fin)ancial” and “(Tech)nology”) start-ups or fintechs represent a paradigm shift to reinvent the industry. FinTech is gaining attention in multiple academic disciplines, however, it was found that it has been neglected from the international business discipline to understand the internationalization process of fintechs. READ MORE
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22. Citizens’ Revolution: transformations and legacy
University essay from Stockholms universitet/LatinamerikainstitutetAbstract : The following study provides a critical interpretation of the ten years’ administration of Rafael Correa in Ecuador. The main goal is to comprehend to which extent structural transformations were achieved during his period in power and what lessons can be drawn in order to conceptualize strategies for the complete emancipation of Latin America. . READ MORE
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23. The Fight to Protect the Amazon: The Environmental Discourse of the Waorani Resistance Movement
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Ecuador has experienced a drastic political transformation since the return to neoliberalism under the reign of president Lenin Moreno. Political contentions between the government, environmentalists, and indigenous peoples have led to increased social resistance, protesting the use of extractivism and other neoliberal policies to increase economic growth and relieve national debt. READ MORE
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24. Unlocking liberation : a study on critical pedagogy projects with Saraguro women, Ecuador
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : How can critical pedagogy (CP) further Indigenous women’s sociopolitical agency and liberation? This case study is engaging with a CP project conducted by the Ecuadorian NGO GAMMA with Indigenous Saraguro women. Given its methodological approach, the project represents an interesting case for looking into alternatives to top-down and technocratic capacity building approaches within mainstream development. READ MORE
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25. Experiencing and responding to climate change in the Andes : campesino experiences with – and Responses to – changes in the climate in the Andean highlands of Southern Ecuador
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Climate change poses a significant challenge to society, in particular as it constitutes a threat to food security. Considering Andean campesinos are heavily affected by changes in the climate and substantially contribute to the food security of the larger Andean population, it is crucial to investigate their experiences with – and (undertaken and proposed) responses to – changes in the climate. READ MORE