The judiciary is headed by the Supreme Court, whose justicies are appointed by Congress for four year, renewable terms. This court oversees the system of superior courts, which likewise supervise the provincial and cantonal courts. He immediately implemented new government policies that would encourage privatization, bring in more foreign investment, provide for the elimination of red tape and bureaucracy, reduce taxes, increase nontraditional exports, and tighten control of imports. The present agricultural system can be considered small scale production, having low productivity, in need of improved infrastructure and methods of disease control and irrigation techniques. The government has welcomed foreign investment to help improve and increase agriculture and the agro-industry production of the country for both domestic consumption and export.
Bananas rate second only to oil as the leading export product.
The major imports are commodities such as transportation equipment, vehicles, machinery and chemicals which should help improve the production of export goods. The Process of Political Domination in Ecuador . Transaction Books, 1982. Johns Hopkins University 1977. Hanratty, Dennis M. Ecuador, a Country Study .