The quandary between economic expansion and environmental sustainability. An Ecuadorian case study

A nexus between political economy and economic growth is established, which point to a strategy selection process. It is a political matter that even environmental issues can be improved upon if economic resources are set aside for them, which gives origin to a virtuous circle. To this circle one must add international commerce as a generator and provider of resources. We are interested in measuring in this sense, the fairness used to assign resources, trade openness, taking care on how big the demand of natural resources is by industrialized nations, which can support developing countries, since it affects the terms of trade relationship, the environment, giving origin to an economic imbalance between nations.