Precios del petróleo y estructura del Ejecutivo durante la presidencia de Rafael Correa (Ecuador)

Abstract

The effects of the abundance of extractive resources–mainly petroleum–have been subject of debates in economics and political science. Although in public administration the literature is limited, there is a consensus on the rise of the size of the state, during commodities boom periods. This study challenges this idea, by analyzing the changes in the structure of the Ecuadorian State, during Rafael Correa’s three presidential terms (2007-2017). We use the concepts of growth and decline of organizations proposed by population ecology. We conduct a qualitative analysis of the legal texts to categorize and describe the changes. Finally, we find that the executive branch did not grow more during the three years that registered the highest average annual value of the petrol barrel. Nevertheless, we cannot affirm that it decreased with the fall in prices.

Keywords

• Ecuador
• structure
• Executive
• change
• petrol