El rostro de la pobreza en el cantón Saraguro provincia de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: Poverty is a complex problem, characterized mainly by the lack of essential resources so that an individual and his family can satisfy their basic needs, which is why in this work, the social and economic reality of households in a situation is analyzed. Of poverty of the canton Saraguro, the qualitative or non-traditional method is considered to analyze this phenomenon in depth, since most of the treatments on this issue have been aimed at partially alleviating the effects of poverty. The main results are that there are a number of problems, such as illiteracy, low insertion in basic, secondary and higher education, lack of first quality care in the health area, overcrowded conditions, lack of food diversification and few sources income, this has led to families, a precarious life full of needs and concerns, given this, public policy recommendations are made based on the participation of households and the thinking of political actors, in order to delimit the policies more in optimal for the canton.