Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
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Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
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Pobreza rural e intervenciones prioritarias: una propuesta para la planificación integrada en territorios excluidos de Ecuador

Rural poverty and priority interventions: a proposal for integrated planning in excluded territories of Ecuador

Jorge Luis Lemos-Lozano; Ignacio Loor

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Reducir la pobreza rural sigue siendo uno de los desafíos más complejos en América Latina, no solo por la magnitud de las carencias, sino por la ausencia de criterios claros que orienten qué hacer primero en contextos donde todo es urgente y los recursos escasos. Esta falta de orientación ha resultado en la emigración desde territorios rurales hacia centros urbanos, debido a la ausencia de oportunidades sostenibles. Aunque la literatura ha documentado los efectos de la falta de servicios como agua, electricidad o saneamiento, suele analizarlos de manera aislada y ofrece escasas herramientas para decidir el orden y la combinación óptima de intervenciones. Este estudio aborda esa brecha analizando el caso de San José de Chamanga, una parroquia costera de Ecuador caracterizada por exclusión estructural, degradación ambiental y débil institucionalidad. A partir de un diseño cuantitativo con encuestas aplicadas a 282 hogares, se implementaron modelos de regresión ordinal, análisis de redes y modelos predictivos. Los resultados muestran que la pobreza responde a una constelación de privaciones interdependientes, y que las combinaciones de infraestructuras tienen mayor capacidad explicativa que las variables individuales. Se ofrece evidencia útil para diseñar políticas públicas integradas y priorizadas según su impacto esperado en el bienestar rural.

Palabras clave

desarrollo regional, infraestructura, planificación del desarrollo, pobreza rural, servicios públicos

Resumo

Abstract: Reducing rural poverty remains one of the most complex challenges in Latin America, not only due to the scale of deprivation, but also because of the lack of clear criteria to determine what should be prioritized in contexts where everything is urgent and resources are scarce. This lack of strategic orientation has led to migration from rural territories to urban centers, driven by the absence of sustainable opportunities. While the literature has documented the effects of lacking access to services such as water, electricity, or sanitation, these are often analyzed in isolation, offering few tools to determine the optimal order and combination of interventions. This study addresses that gap by analyzing the case of San José de Chamanga, a coastal parish in Ecuador marked by structural exclusion, environmental degradation, and weak institutional presence. Based on a quantitative design using surveys conducted with 282 households, ordinal regression models, network analysis, and predictive models were implemented. The findings show that poverty results from a constellation of interdependent deprivations, and that combinations of infrastructure variables offer greater explanatory power than individual ones. The study provides useful evidence to support the design of integrated and prioritized public policies based on their expected impact on rural well-being.
 

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Keywords: regional development, infrastructure, development planning, rural poverty, public services

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