Análisis socioeconómico de la parroquia El Recreo del cantón Durán y propuestas para su desarrollo.

Abstract

The following investigation has as its object of study the analysis of the socioeconomic development of the El Recreo parish in the Durán canton, in order to propose measures that tend to promote its development and improve the standard of living of the inhabitants. The methodology used corresponds to the deductive research method with a mixed, qualitative and quantitative approach, and a type of descriptive scope. The data was obtained from official secondary sources and from the survey applied to the inhabitants of the parish, its analysis was carried out following the INEC methodologies and economic theory. It is concluded that El Recreo presents a low socioeconomic development, characterized by insufficient infrastructure to meet the needs of its inhabitants, especially in education and health, which has repercussions in a scarce development of the population's capacities. Low industry diversification, poor quality jobs and income inequality are some of the factors causing the parish to experience empty economic growth, which is not reflected in further economic development, nor in the quality of life of its inhabitants. Finally, those variables in which action must be taken to improve the reality of the parish are proposed.