Propuesta para la medición del bienestar, aplicación en la provincia del Azuay-Ecuador: caso Nabón

Abstract

The current problem in today’s society is the excessive assessment which gives its economic dimension and of course its welfare, it’s measured under an aspect; thus it has been seen the necessity to propose a collective welfare which is measured through integration of different dimensions and rescuing the specific of each territory. The planned objectives are: General: To set parameters to the welfare measurement, taking into account the Western vision and Latin America, in the same time tend a logic of territorial synergy. Since then mentioned visions which will be presented as "alternatives to development". Specifics: To propose an economic component, a sociodemographic component, other territorial environmental component to welfare measurement which is conformed of variables that responds the population’s basic needs. Also it proposes the application in a particular territory (Nabón planning areas). About the methodological aspect, the choice of a “flexible design” it has followed the choice of the specific territory of investigation (Nabón), in which statistical analyzes were performed corresponding to a mixed approach of both subjective and objective variables. Certainly, include the qualitative analysis; also it occurs in the review of the various theories and concepts throughout the text. At the conclusion of the study has been divided according to the different topics treated. We can say that the mentioned conclusions, make reference to the fulfillment of the objectives and also the importance of what has rescued along the research, in order to count with indexes (measurements) that assess the differences between the various populations and their territories.