From Dearth to El Dorado: Andean Nature, Plate Tectonics, and the Ontologies of Ecuadorian Resource Wealth
Since the early 1990s, the Ecuadorian government has pledged to convert the nation into a “mining country” of global standing. Contemporary claims of mineral wealth, however, stand in stark contrast to previous assessments. Indeed, through much of the 20th century, geologists described Ecuador as a...
| Published in: | Engaging Science, Technology, and Society |
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| Language: | English |
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Society for Social Studies of Science
2018-03-01
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| Online Access: | http://estsjournal.org/article/view/214/133 |