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<journal-id>1665-2037</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Política y gobierno]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Polít. gob]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1665-2037</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas A.C., División de Estudios Políticos]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1665-20372006000200237</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Izquierda vs. derecha. Polarización ideológica y competencia en el sistema de partidos ecuatoriano]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Left vs. Right. Ideological Polarization and Political Competitiveness in the Ecuadorean Party System]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Freidenberg]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Flavia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Salamanca  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2006</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>237</fpage>
<lpage>278</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1665-20372006000200237&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1665-20372006000200237&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1665-20372006000200237&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Este trabajo estudia los posicionamientos ideológicos de los políticos ecuatorianos en las últimas tres legislaturas (1996-1998, 1998-2002 y 2003-2006); también explora el modo en que esta diferenciación estructura espacialmente el sistema de partidos. Los datos muestran la existencia de diferencias en términos ideológicos y también alertan sobre el alto grado de polarización, en comparación con el resto de los países de América Latina, lo que influye sobre las dificultades para la gobernabilidad ecuatoriana. Los datos de encuestas corresponden al Proyecto de Élites Parlamentarias en América Latina, financiado por la CICYT y desarrollado en el Instituto Interuniversitario de Iberoamérica de la Universidad de Salamanca.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: This paper identifies the ideological positions of Ecuadorean deputies in the last three legislatures (1996-1998, 1998-2002 y 2003-2006) and explores the ways in which these shape the party system. The data reveal that ideological differences exist and that, by Latin American standards, there is a high level of polarization, both of which have contributed to the governance difficulties in Ecuador. The paper draws upon the Élites Parlamentarias en América Latina, project financed by the Instituto Interuniversitario de Iberoamérica at the University of Salamanca.]]></p></abstract>
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