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Analyse der Auswirkungen des durch die Erdölproduktion beschleunigten wirtschaftlichen Wachstumsprozesses auf die Verbreitung der städtischen Armut in Ekuador. Darstellung der ungünstigen Folgen der kapitalistischen Agrarreform für die Einkommensentwicklung der Landarbeiter und Hinweis auf die Zusammenhänge mit der massiven Abwanderung und Konzentration der Bevölkerung in städtischen Ballungszentren

The rapid expansion of the Ecuadorian economy in the 1970s was contingent on the growth of oil exports. Although the benefits were largely distributed in the urban sector, the impact on the rural Sierra was significant. Urban consumer demand led to an expansion in food production, while the high growth rates in the urban services and construction sectors provided employment opportunities for temporary migrants from the rural sector. As a consequence, the small farm economy of the Sierra was able to reproduce itself despite continuing asset scarcity. There was no marked increase in the number of landless households. This has now been reversed by the severe recession that has occurred since 1980. Real incomes have fallen below their 1970 level in the small farm sector

Gerhard Tintner, from the Institute für Ökonometrie in Vienna Technische Universität, writes: "This article, originally planned together with the late Dr. Eberhard Fels, is dedicated to his memory. We are much obliged to S. Gomulka (London), J. H. C. Olieveira (Buenos Aires), and A. Zauberman (London) for advice and criticism." Peter Peek is with The International Labour Office in Geneva.