Dados es una de las principales publicaciones de ciencias sociales en América Latina. Creada en 1966, publica trabajos inéditos e innovadores, procedentes de investigaciones académicas, de autores brasileños y extranjeros. Editada por IESP-UERJ, tiene como objetivo conciliar el rigor científico y la excelencia académica con un énfasis en el debate público basado en el análisis de temas sustantivos en la sociedad y la política.
Dados vol. 39 n. 3 Rio de Janeiro 1996
Resumen
Liberalism is defined here as the principle that decentralization of economic decision-making is the organizational form which allows a society to achieve greatest economic efficiency. Based on this definition, the article discusses the role of the state within a liberal society. It goes on to show how and why the principle of decentralization should be modified in certain situations, allowing for centralizing intervention in individual decisions. Lastly, it lists some liberal policies that still need to be enacted in Brazil
Palabras-clave: Liberal policies; economic decentralization; Brazil 21st Century.
DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52581996000300003
Brasil na Virada do Século: Um País Liberal