Ciclos econômicos e arranjos institucionais no Brasil : a visão de Ignácio Rangel

Abstract

This essay aims to research the conceptual similarities and the differences between three "schools" of contemporary economic thought, namely the Regulation School, the School of Social Structure of Accumulation and Ignácio Rangel. For such purpose, it was made an compulsory literature review of each studied "school", dealing with the main concepts and discussing their interpretation about the crises of capitalism. Finally, on the last chapter, it were discussed the impressions of each "school" on perceptions of capitalist mode of production, the institutions which will form socioeconomic structures and policies, besides the discussion on technical progress. These considerations bring the thoughts of the schools on the study of the crises of capitalism as well as the role of institutions in observed changes in recent economic history to resume profit rates. Therefore, it was realized that the arguments used to understand the crisis of the 1970s and its implications for the world economy from the perspective of Regulation Theory and Social Structure of Accumulation Theory, they had already been indicated by Ignacio Rangel since the early 1940s, from his considerations about Brazil.