Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: The present study describes postulates on the evolution of development theories, to refer to local development from a multidimensional analysis comprised in the economic, sociocultural and environmental fields, in which tourism is inserted as a tool that generates improvements in conditions of life of the inhabitants of a given territory. The main objective to achieve is to expose the tourist activity as a promoter of local development in Ecuador. For this study, qualitative methods and techniques were used, based on the review and analysis of reliable descriptive documentary sources, in order to show statistical figures of the tourism sector in Ecuador promulgated by the Ministry of Tourism of Ecuador, which reflect current results of National activity On the other hand, an analysis of the process of tourist decentralization in the country was carried out to identify achievements and its contribution to local development from management.
Authors: Universidad UTE, Gabriela Carrera, María Larrea, Universidad UTE, María Moncayo
Institution: Universidad UTE
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3044027865