Políticas sociais no capitalismo e no socialismo: uma análise comparativa entre Brasil e Cuba

Abstract

The general objective of this dissertation was to explore the relationship between social policies and potential, social indicators and the socio-economic systems: capitalism and socialism. The study of these relationships were based on a comparative study - taking as a basis the theoretical concepts, documentary analysis and secondary data from Cuba / socialist and presenting as a control variable Brazil / capitalist. For this purpose, the analysis and comparison of social indicators related to health, education and social assistance in the period 1990-2008. Evidence obtained from this comparative analysis indicate that, the social policies implemented in Cuba are more effective than those implemented in Brazil. They therefore end up interfering in improving social indicators in Cuban society. Thus, it is incorrect to state that requires mismatch in relating social policies with socialism. You can actually point to the socio-economic system as a key to achieving more effective social policies and universal. In short, social policies depend ultimately on the political will and are therefore the nature of the system that produced them.