Historia socio económica de la provincia de Loja, período 1900-1949.

Abstract

The importance of analyzing the economic history of the province of Loja lies in the interplay between the economy and historical processes. According to Acosta (2006), the economy and science can’t be seen in isolation from its historical content. These events are not comprehensible without understanding its past, therefore in this investigation a description of the most significant events in the province of Loja in the period 1900-1949 is made through an analysis of the economic sectors (primary, secondary and tertiary). According to the results it states that the primary sector set for major growth in the province of Loja, based mostly on agriculture and livestock, so determining that this sector becomes the engine of economic development in the period Loja study also determined that the tertiary sector experienced strong economic dynamism and the secondary sector grew more slowly.