This paper has a double purpose. First, the author intends to discuss what is in game when the public social security is changed for private systems based on individual savings. Second, she aims to analyze why the neoliberal reforms are accepted easier in Latin America (with exception of Brazil)...

This paper reviews the principal neo-liberal policy measures implemented in Latin America in the last decade and their impact on equity. It first emphasizes the difficulty of separating the repercussions of liberalization measures from the necessary fiscal adjustments of the 1980s, and their...

O presente artigo tem como objetivo comparar a margem de rendimento, a relacao capital-produto e a taxa de lucro dos paises industrializados e da America Latina. Paralelamente, discute-se a relacao entre a taxa de lucro e o nivel de produtividade e salario das economias mencionadas. Inicia-se o...