Impacto socio económico que ha producido el comercio informal en la ciudad de Machala.

Abstract

The informal commerce since ancient times has been considered as a field of action, determined by the extreme competitiveness in the market, which generates a maximum commercial influx by the population, who are dedicated to this work, in order to maintain the daily support itself and that of the family. The present investigation is based on a study of informal commerce established in the main streets of the center of the city of Machala, such as Pasaje, Juan Montalvo, Sucre, Guayas and Olmedo, where a great index of informal commerce originates; having as objective, to analyze the impact that the informal merchants have produced before the inadequate use of the urban space of the central helmet of Machala. The methodology that was used to carry out this research is descriptive and explanatory, the same that were fulfilled by observation guides in the place where the merchants manifest themselves, in addition to conducting surveys aimed at informal traders who are located in the place, whose purpose is to know if this type of inadequate employment is favorable to them to maintain their daily sustenance in their homes. The results obtained were: The inadequate use of urban street space by informal traders; as also it was determined that the support provided by the municipal authorities to the informal traders of the central town of Machala, its stability is not guaranteed when the streets remain collapsed by the vehicles and people who circulate in this sector.