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 vol. 43 n. 1 Rio de Janeiro 2000
Abstract
The article discusses the limits and scope of neoclassic economic rationale in analyzing labor relations, with a special focus on positions that defend labor market deregulation and on the notion of employability. Based on a rigorous critique of the presuppositions underlying these different notions, it is argued that the hegemony of the neoclassic approach to the world enjoys an arsenal that heavily constrains the arsenal available for interpreting Latin America’,s social reality. Above all, it warns about the risks entailed in demands to undermine labor rights and re-privatize class relations, as forced upon Latin America by neoliberal reform programs.
Keywords: labor rights, neoliberalism, labor market
DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52582000000100002
Economics versus Sociology: efficiency or democracy in labor relations?
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