TY - JOUR AU - Ibarra, David PY - 2011/04/01 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Neoliberalism in Latin America JF - Brazilian Journal of Political Economy JA - BJPE VL - 31 IS - 2 SE - DO - UR - https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/401 SP - 238-248 AB - <p>Neoliberalism in Latin America. Neoliberalism and globalization had decisive influence in shaping public policies both internal and foreign in Latin-America. Less state, trade and market freedoms, social goals subordinated to economic criteria, are part and parcel of the neoliberal utopia. Price stability was erected as the main social objective; import substitution resulted replaced by exports as the main source of growth. The neoliberal net results as applied to Latin-America are: less growth, deindustrialization, income concentration and precarious employments. Therefore, countries public policies should try to gain autonomy to use jointly markets and public intervention in a constructive and innovative fashion.</p><p><strong>JEL Classification:</strong> F02; F43; O54.</p> ER -