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General Information
Law of Good Living (Sumak Kawsay)
1. The National Plan for Good Living, is the Na-
tional Development Plan referred to in Article 280
of the Constitution. It consists of 12 change strat-
egies and 12 objectives.
2. The Plan seeks to realize the 5 Revolutions
proposed by the Government: Constitutional and
democratic, Ethics, Economic and agricultural,
Social, and Dignity, Sovereignty and Integration.
These revolutions are "a conceptual break".
3. Starting from the premise that development
should be central to man and not markets or
production, it is based on the diagnosis that the
Ecuadorian economy is highly concentrated on
extractive, primary-exporting activities (which im-
plies a stagnation in industry), it sets a new pat-
tern in specialization focused on secondary and
tertiary production, it generates,adds value, and
aims to develop the domestic market while taking
advantage of foreign trade.
4. However, the emphasis of this plan is to reposi-
tion the state as a strong actor in the economy-
and enable it to influence the market behavior and
even consumption decisions of the population. In
this context, the State takes control of strategic
sectors of the economy (cement, pharmaceuti-
cals, mining etc.) i.e. those that are associated
with the exploitation of natural resources, as well
as others such as those related to biochemistry,
hardware and software, tourism and the environ-
ment.
5. To fulfill its role in the economy, the state will
have strong investments and, in turn, it will im-
pose restrictions on private investment particu-
larly in strategic industries.
Addresses of the Ministries
Institutional Directory
Presidential Office
García Moreno N10-43,
between Chile and Espejo, Quito
Tel: +593 2 3827 000, 2584 000
www.presidencia.gob.ec
Vice-Presidency
Calle Benalcázar N4-40,
between Espejo and Chile, Quito
Tel: +593 2 2584 574
www.vicepresidencia.gob.ec
Coordination Ministries
Coordination Ministry of Social Development
Santa María E4-333 and Amazonas,
Tarqui Building, 8th Floor, Quito
Tel: +593 2 2909 189
www.desarrollosocial.gob.ec
atencionalciudadano@desarrollosocial.gob.ec
Coordination Ministry of Natural and Cultural
Heritage
Alpallana Street E7-50 and Whymper
María Victoria 3 (Banred),
Floors 1, 2 and 3, Quito
Tel: +593 2 2557 933, 2525 280, 2541 979
www.ministeriopatrimonio.gob.ec
Coordination Ministry of Strategic Sectors
Av. Amazonas 44-30 and Villalengua,
First Floor, Amazonas Building 100, Quito
Tel: +593 2 2260 169, 2923 323, 2268 447
www.micse.gob.ec
Coordination Ministry of Policy
and Autonomous Governments
Venezuela N3-66,
between Sucre and Mirror, Quito
Tel: +593 2 2288 367
www.mcpolitica.gob.ec
comunicacion@mcpolitica.gob.ec
Coordination Ministry of Economic Policy
Av. 10 de Agosto and Briceño
(Central Bank of Ecuador Building)
Floor 8 and 9, Quito
Tel: +593 2 2584 186, 2583 329
www.mcpe.gob.ec
Coordination Ministry of State Security
Calle García Moreno and Bolivar (corner),
Building: Former Central Bank Historical Archive,
Quito
Tel: +593 2 2287 666
www.micsie.gob.ec
info@micsie.gob.ec
Coordination Ministry of Production,
Employment and Competitiveness
Av. La Coruña E-2558 and San Ignacio
Altana Plaza Building Floor 4, Quito
Tel: +593 2 3815 600
www.mcpec.gob.ec