Socioeconomic conditions as a factor of rural emigration: an analysis in the northern zone of the province of los Ríos-Ecuador (Original)

Abstract

One of the social problems that have been investigated for many decades is migration. But the rural ones and in particular of the northern area of ​​the province of Los Ríos-Ecuador, have not been frequently studied, so to make an analysis in this regard, will allow to know the causes for this phenomenon to continue occurring in this part of the Province. The goal of this work is to analyze the socio-economic situation of the homes of rural emigrants in the area in question and examine the determinants that caused the departure of their homes in search of better days in large cities within the country or in other states. For this task the analytical, deductive and inductive methods were used, based on an explanatory type of research, using a survey of the rural households of the emigrants from 5 cantons such as: Buena Fe, Mocahce, Quevedo, Quinsaloma and Valencia, that it does a quantitative research, in addition to qualitative by the data provided by other authors and institutions that are dedicated to the generation of statistics. Among the most important conclusions are that they have emigrated because they optimize their income with higher-paying jobs, and that they have improved their living conditions thanks to the situation in the country and the remittances received by the emigrants.