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This article seeks to review the influence of the international legal framework on investment on the regulatory and administrative capacity of developing countries, as well as its contribution to development, with specific reference to the case of Ecuador. Although the author recognizes that no infallible formula exists to balance the government's goals with the expectations and interests of investors, he affirms that complex regulatory and institutional structures, along with the obligations acquired in the multilateral, bilateral and regional framework, limit the ability of ...