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NATIONAL MESTIZO PROJECT. 1895 -1960. NATIONAL CONTEXT. Social Actors: Aristocracy and middle class Secular State, regionalism and International trading Ecuadorian economic model: primary products – “Primary Agro-exporting Model” Cacao (Cocoa) Banana. NMP: Main characteristics.
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NATIONAL MESTIZO PROJECT 1895 -1960
NATIONAL CONTEXT • Social Actors: Aristocracy and middle class • Secular State, regionalism and International trading • Ecuadorian economic model: primary products – “Primary Agro-exporting Model” • Cacao (Cocoa) • Banana
NMP: Main characteristics • Highland and Coast landowners lost power. • Traders and bankers – new leaders in Ecuador • Ecuador and Capitalism – Modern Conservative State • Booms and crisis modified economic balance among regions and political trends • Middle Class (artisans, farmers and modern workers) • The Liberal Revolution stated: • Secular State • Modern Political Leadership • Modern Public Administration • A new idea of a Nation
Early 20th Century • International Context – Capitalism and Imperialism • Economy and Society – Cities, Aristocracy, Landowners and workers • Politics and the State – Aristocracy, Secular State, Political struggle • Culture – Freedom and transformation