ANÁLISIS DEL GASTO PÚBLICO Y LA TASA DE POBREZA EN EL ECUADOR

Abstract

“The present study was based on an analysis of public expenditure and the rate of poverty in Ecuador, considering that the poverty reduction has been an important component of the objective of development and therefore, has been found among the highest priorities of the Ecuadorian Government. During the study discusses the various ways of allocating public expenditure among the sectors that affect poverty reduction substantially. Given the scarcity of financial resources on the one hand and the many needs that must be filled, analyzes the Government's task in the choice of strategies of desirable spending to achieve the objectives of growth and poverty reduction. Was applied in this case a causal study and work with an analytical method of study, from which it was identified that, the government does not determine a priori the impacts quantified and compensation of a strategy of spending proposed. Through the simulation of several alternative strategies of spending and the comparison of one with another, the study could expose different alternatives in public spending. In addition, the study served to support the political decision on the allocation of government investment and spending, the improvement of the efficiency of resource use in relation to the reduction in the poverty rate.”