Encruzilhadas do desenvolvimento: Falácias, dilemas, heresias

Abstract

This article starts by pointing to the misuse of the word development when one is thinking merely of growth, and then discusses the fallacies, dilemmas and heresies associated with the concept and the (political) practice of development. The author contests the fact that the levels of development continue to be fundamentally measured by levels of income, and defends that, in all cases, given that growth prospects are quite weak, the model of development should be more based on sharing, that is, on wealth distribution, taking this as an objective that promotes the dignification of people – it’s unfair to continue to make the poor wait until we are all richer.

Keywords

• social development
• development policy
• growth
• sustainability
• civil responsibility