Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados n. 20 Rio de Janeiro 1979
Abstract
This article critically analyzes three theses that focus on the relationship between economic development and an authoritarian-bureaucratic regime. It takes as its principal point of reference the post-1964 Brazilian experience. The first work, in attempting to explain the emergence of this regime, emphasizes the necessity for super exploiting the workers. The second thesis establishes an "elective affinity" between, on the one hand, authoritarianism of a "new type" and, on the other hand, the objective necessity of developing a program for "deepening" capitalism in the most diversified economies of Latin America. The third presents "modern" authoritarianism as the embodiment of the economic rationality necessary for the development of capitalist productive forces in the region. One hypothesis underlying this critical analysis is the rejection of a simple causal relationship, linear or necessary, between the regime and the demands of regional economic development, especially in the Brazilian case.
As Desventuras do Economicismo: Três Teses Equivocadas sobre a Conexão entre Autoritarismo e Desenvolvimento
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