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0155/2018 - Neoliberal meritocracy and financial capitalism: Implications for social protection and health.
Meritocracia neoliberal e capitalismo financeiro: Implicações para a proteção social e a saúde.

Author:

• Ana Luiza d Avila Viana - Viana, ALV - <analuizaviana@usp.br>

Co-author(s):

• Hudson Pacífico da Silva - Silva, H.P. - <hudsonpacifico@gmail.com >


Abstract:

There is an intrinsic tension to the idea of health understood as a social right and health as an economic and individual good, in that the latter approximates healthcare provision to the proprietary logic, whose access depends on the capacity of payment of each individual or family. The preference for markets (over governments), economic incentives (over social or cultural norms) and individual entrepreneurship (over collective or community action) is a hallmark of neoliberalism and, therefore, a project to dismantle the welfare state, defined as a set of policy mechanisms that aim to meet collective needs. The aim of this article is to examine this process and its implications for social protection and health by providing some reflections on two phenomena that threaten health as a social right: neoliberal ideas and policies, on the one hand, and financial capitalism, on the other. We argue that the common good must be defended or insulated boththe negative effects of financial capital andthe erosion and fragmentation caused by neoliberalism in public institutions and social protection systems.

Keywords:

capitalism; commodification; public policy; public health

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Viana, ALV, Silva, H.P.. Neoliberal meritocracy and financial capitalism: Implications for social protection and health.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Apr). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/neoliberal-meritocracy-and-financial-capitalism-implications-for-social-protection-and-health/16688?id=16688&id=16688



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