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Embedded Neoliberalism: The Public Policy of the Inequality Regime
This manuscript presents an overview of BrazilΓ’β¬β’s Γ’β¬Εembedded neoliberalismΓ’β¬Β, a peculiar form of integration, mediated by the state, of a national economy to the global financial markets. The analysis highlights the policy making cases of workerΓ’β¬β’s pension funds and affirmative action. In this effort, the manuscript provides a broader view on the role of discourse coalitions in policy making, arguing that overarching Γ’β¬Εcultural warsΓ’β¬Β are often framed as economic debates and their outcome can guide policy action in their aftermath. In this effort it is also proposed a theoretical bridge linking the literatures of public policy and economics, arguing that mainstream economic discourses influence the policy process in all policy subsystems.
