Abstract
In Mexico, poverty is a problem that has persisted over decades as shown in its evolution from 1950 to 2022, in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) it has shown cycles of growth, crisis and recovery, however its growth has been measured in macroeconomic terms, where economic setbacks are shown in 1995 and 2020, Although there are favorable rates in their evolution, they have not been sufficient to reduce poverty and social inequalities in a sustained manner; in 2022, according to the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL), there is a population in poverty of 46.8 million people. A review is made from when the local development approach was introduced to the country, to reflect on economic growth and social equity. In this sense, local development becomes relevant as it is an alternative as a strategy to reduce inequalities between urban and rural regions or between marginalized and developed areas that conceives an orderly transformation, where the population is aware of its own development, allowing them to potentiate their skills, take advantage of the strengths that the environment offers them and thereby improve conditions of well-being. since it allows the involvement of the population in decision-making, which leads to the strengthening of social capital and the better optimization of budget ceilings