Desarrollo rural sostenible en el Ecuador, una propuesta de política pública. Caso de estudio: Provincia de Loja

Abstract

The general objective of this investigation was to work out a public policy proposal focused on sustainable rural development in the province of Loja. The methodology used consisted of an exploratory analysis of information sources for diagnosis; also the prioritization of problems; the identification of the vocations and strategic objectives and it concluded with the suggestions of public policy, which didn’t consider a management model, programmatic development, nor specific projects. The study was theoretically based on MacNamara's "Fight against poverty", the Pearson report, the Brundtland report, the "new rurality", and others. As main findings, in the province of Loja were identified three major problems in access to basic services, low productivity and environmental degradation. The suggested public policies are summarized in the prioritization of the province by its socioeconomic and border conditions; the impulse of 'best practices' defined by the investigation and its result constituted in products with higher possibilities of commercialization; besides to looking for conservation and added value of environmental services and ancestral knowledge through I+D+i.