A relação entre instituições e desenvolvimento humano: um estudo sobre a economia brasileira a partir da década de 1990

Abstract

This monograph addresses the evolution of the Brazilian institutional matrix in the last 30 years and the relation of this process with national human development. The study aimed to investigate whether the institutional changes of the period affected the freedoms and capabilities of the Brazilian population, as well as the implications of these changes on the behavior of agents. The study was developed in a literature review and in the analysis of socioeconomic indicators, approaching the theme from an evolutionary perspective of institutions and human development based on the Capability Approach. The period related to the research presented considerable changes in the set of institutions in Brazil, in which structural changes, governments with different priorities, variations in economic results and crises stand out. In general, there was an improvement in the living conditions of the population. The degree of improvement is associated with the state's mode of action and the nation's economic performance, specific to each time interval. Furthermore, certain habits and policies seem to have been institutionalized during the period, a fundamental process for the continuation of the improvement in human development.