The takeover of social policy by financialization : the Brazilian paradox

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The takeover of social policy by financialization : the Brazilian paradox

Lena Lavinas

Palgrave Macmillan, c2017

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-200) and index

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This book critically addresses the model of social inclusion that prevailed in Brazil under the rule of the Workers Party from the early 2000s until 2015. It examines how the emergence of a mass consumer society proved insufficient, not only to overcome underdevelopment, but also to consolidate the comprehensive social protection system inherited from Brazil's 1988 Constitution. By juxtaposing different theoretical frameworks, this book scrutinizes how the current finance-dominated capitalism has reshaped the role of social policy, away from rights-based decommodified benefits and towards further commodification. This constitutes the Brazilian paradox: how a center-left government has promoted and boosted financialization through a market incorporation strategy using credit as a lever for expanding financial inclusion. In so doing, it has pushed the subjection of social policy further into the logic of financial markets.

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1. Introduction2. Social Developmentalism as a Growth Model in Times of Financialization3. Financial Inclusion in the New Covenant for Growth4. Connections between the Social Protection System, Taxation, and Financialization5. Lingering Brazilian Paradoxes

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