The Solidarity Economics in Ecuador

Alexandra M. Espinosa is an economist and Professor at the Mathematics Department of Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador. Previously, she taught at the University of the Basque Country, the Public University of Navarra, Spain, and the Alicante University, Spain. She has collaborated with the United Nations University and the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) in Ghana with the financial of support of the University of Sussex, UK. She completed her PhD degree in Economics at the University of the Basque Country, majoring in Statistics and Econometrics. Rafael Burbano R. is a mathematician and Professor at the Mathematics Department of Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador. He was an advisor to the Secretaría Nacional de Planificación (SENPLADES), the government agency responsible for setting up the strategic objectives and public policies in Ecuador, for six years. He obtained his MSc degree in Economics at Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales at Flacso-Ecuador, where he is currently a PhD candidate.