The local social and economic development, a necessary alternative for the Ecuador´s future

Abstract

Have been made many contributions to the issue of local socioeconomic development, but the obvious differences between the different regions in each country persist. Ecuador is not exempt from this reality where one of its main characteristics is the monopolistic concentration of the development, and consequently the internal migration from the countryside to the major cities. This research seeks to conduct a critical study on the main causes that have caused the abysmal divergence between the different provinces of Ecuador, along with these, are also synthesized the main barriers that are present when facing their projections. Finally, a group of actions that could help the territorial authorities was proposed when considering the challenge of achieving the integral development of their territories. The final objective is to consider local development as the main alternative in the present and future of the country, both as part of government policies and the aspirations of companies and citizens.