The present paper is aimed at understanding how indigenous people in the highlands of Ecuador adapt to capitalist economic alternatives in order to complement their agrarian economies. Specifically this study examines the experience of the indigenous community Ponce-Quilotoa located next to the Volcanic Lake Quilotoa in the central highlands of Ecuador. This community is currently undertaking t...

Abstract This article analyzes the role of soil in making authoritarian regimes and illustrates twentieth-century practices discourses related to fertility across globe. It compares two different approaches understandings fertility: first emerged North Libya under Italian Fascist rule (1922–1943), second Central Brazil during civil-military dictatorship (1964–1985). We compare soil-forming proc...

and Warhanti Da for their excellent research assistance; and Denis Cogneau, Elise Huillery and the DIAL research team for sharing their data with us. Useful comments were received from members of the Working Group in African Political Economy and the Yale Program in Agrarian Studies.

or breaks in the skin. Hispanic Americans may be more likely to reside in agrarian settings with increased exposure to soil and opportunities for contamination of cuts and other injuries. Whether caused by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, access to medical care, or other socioeconomic factors and pressures, the reasons for the higher incidence of BAE in Hispanic Americans warrant ...