Servicio público : nueva tendencia y su aplicación en el Ecuador.

Abstract

There is a legal loophole regarding the definition of public service in Ecuador. This research analyzes, in a holistic manner, the history of this administrative law institution along with its elements, characteristics and definitions which lead us to establish criteria about its obsolete tendency still present in our country, its inefficiency and the dissatisfaction current users show towards it. Similarly, we have examined the role the State has in relation to the public services as an economic activity, because it was demonstrated that it was not capable of doing it properly. On the other hand, the emergence of a new tendency that shows a more efficient administration, satisfying the demands of users and making the State to become a controlling entity that can guarantee quality public service; being these advantages the reasons why the public service should be modernized in our country.