The theory of Amartya Sen: an application of the capabilities approach and the idea of justice to the contemporary evolution of the national labor market

Authors

  • Ednilson Silva Felipe Prof. Dr. na Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES).
  • Juliano Vargas Doutorando em Economia pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB). http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9766-836X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v23i2.8910

Keywords:

Capabilities Approach. Socioeconomic Development. Idea of Justice. National Labor Market. Sen.

Abstract

The paper examines points of convergence and divergence between the evolution of the contemporary national labor market and some post 1990 socioeconomic and institutional issues, via capabilities approach and idea of justice of Amartya Sen. Two periods are relevant to this discussion: a) 1990-2002, in which Brazil went through processes that promoted deregulation of its world of work and reconfiguration of its national labor market; b) 2003-2014, with a more effective participation of the state and the civil society, from the perspective of a deregulated labor world and a reconfigured national labor market. As a result of this analysis it is possible to assert that the presence of society and its institutions are indispensable to a path of sustainable socioeconomic development, through concretion of public policies that increase the freedom and equal opportunities, protect the social fabric and guarantee the individual and collective labor rights. The senian theory is a convenient tool for the interpretation of changes in the national labor market, showing that the country has a long way to go with regard to the promotion of equity in justice that encourages a qualified enabling in the production system.

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Author Biographies

Ednilson Silva Felipe, Prof. Dr. na Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES).

Professor do Departamento e do Mestrado em Economia da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Doutor em Economia pelo Instituto de Economia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2010). Mestre em Teoria Econômica (2006) e graduado em Ciências Econômicas (2003) pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Especialista em Controladoria e Finanças Empresariais pela Universidade Federal de Lavras/MG (2007).

Juliano Vargas, Doutorando em Economia pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB).

Doutorando em Economia pela Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Mestre em Economia (2015) e Bacharelado em Ciências Sociais (2016) pela Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Bacharelado em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2012). Bacharelado e Licenciatura em Educação Física pela Universidade de Caxias do Sul (2007). MBA em Gestão Estratégica em Comércio Exterior pela Universidade Cândido Mendes. Tem interesse na área de Economia, com ênfase em Teoria Econômica e Economia Política.

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Published

2018-05-15

How to Cite

Felipe, E. S., & Vargas, J. (2018). The theory of Amartya Sen: an application of the capabilities approach and the idea of justice to the contemporary evolution of the national labor market. Redes , 23(2), 408-435. https://doi.org/10.17058/redes.v23i2.8910

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2018): Cooperation Networks, Productive Arrangements and Regional Development

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