Dust and dignity: Domestic employment in contemporary EcuadorErynn MasideCasanova Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2019. 174 pages, ISBN 9781501739460 hardback £ 19.99

Abstract

As I began reading this book, Ecuador came into public focus, as did a number of other Latin American countries such as Chile. Mid-October 2019 saw protests in Ecuador force the government to back down and cancel a number of austerity packages. Thousands of protestors were arrested and seven killed in clashes with the police. Austerity