COMPLEMENTARIEDADES REGIONAIS DOS SISTEMAS DE PROTEÇÃO SOCIAL E DE PRODUÇÃO NO BRASIL

Abstract

Based on the welfare system approaches (WS) and variety of capitalism (VoC) designed by Gösta Esping-Andersen and Peter Hall and David Soskice, respectively, this thesis focuses on the growing theoretical concern with the possible complementarities between the social protection system and the capitalist production system. When these approaches are articulated it is assumed that Brazil has a variety of combinations of these systems and cannot be typified as a homogeneous case. As Brazilian reality is heterogeneous, unequal and complex, the territorial scale chosen for the research were the Federative Units. The objectives of the thesis are to characterize the welfare systems and the varieties of capitalism in the Brazilian States, test the determination among them and identify the factors and the complementarities capable of explaining their economic heterogeneity and social protection. In addition to these goals, the study aims to show that the States are heterogeneous both in characterization of VoC as well as in terms of their WS; the States with matching systems present a significant complementarity and are nearby states. Despite the thesis limitations, it provides a theoretical framework for studying the internal variability of the types of welfare systems and varieties of capitalism, contributing to the construction of a typology adapted to the Brazilian heterogeneity. Furthermore, an ethnic dimension was introduced in the composition of the state types found, a theme that has been overlooked by the specialized literature.