O neoliberalismo e a financeirização: o papel da dívida pública na desigualdade econômica no Brasil (1990-2010)

Abstract

The current capitalism phase is determined by finance; it is the heart of social relations nowadays. The neoliberalism that has resurfaced as a political ideology in the late 1970’s contributed to the advancement of finance in the economy. This ideology was as ideal thoughts of Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman. His ideals were that the State should not intervene in the economy, and market forces should act freely without any intervention mechanism. The postwar period until the mid-1970 was marked by “repression of finance", with the financial and capital markets regulated and compartmentalized. Then, this capitalism period begins to show a crisis and finances, before suppressed, unite to neoliberalism speech to rescue their earnings eroded by inflation. The neo-liberal prescription breaks down barriers and limits of finance, and the creation of numerous financial mechanisms increase the income levels. This process, called Financialization of the global economy, has started the United States of America and in Britain, firstly has spread by the central countries and secondly in outlying countries. An important component of this process of financialization was the securitization of debt securities that together with institutional investors have grown exponentially in this capitalism stage. The main focus of this study is investigate the mechanism of public debt as a factor of income concentration in favor of rentiers