The Guayaquil region: Territorial development and social inclusion

The article looks at the process of social and economic development in the Guayaquil river basin based on a model of agro exports commodity chains. The territory or region is analyzed by looking at social and economic dynamics as opposed to political administrative divisions, which covers a wider area that extends to the provinces of Los Ríos, Manabí and Santa Elena. This article is part of a more extensive research project on Guayaquil and the region, that looks at rural urban linkages and how the common feature of the regional economy is the dependence of the rural periphery on Guayaquil either for industrial or export processing. By focusing on the main agro-commodity chains that shape the territory, including coffee, cocoa and banana for export, as well as rice and corn for the internal market, one can see how regional development was built on the basis of the rural economy.

• Auteur principal: Guerrero Burgos, Rafael (author)
• Format: article
• Langue: spa
• Publié: 2013
• Sujets: territorio; cadenas productivas; Guayaquil; región; desarrollo rural; territory; commodity chains; regional; rural development
• Accès en ligne: https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/eutopia/article/view/1029