The Eloquent Silence: why are development theories silent about racism?

Vol. 45 No. 1 (2025)

Jan-Mar / 2025
Published December 27, 2024
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Almeida, Silvio Luiz de, and Leda Maria Paulani. 2024. “The Eloquent Silence: Why Are Development Theories Silent about Racism?”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 45 (1):183-205. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572025-3686.
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The Eloquent Silence: why are development theories silent about racism?

Silvio Luiz de Almeida
Professor de direito da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie; professor de direito da Escola de Administração de Empresas e da Escola de Direito da Fundação Getulio Vargas de São Paulo (FGV-SP); ministro de Estado dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania.
Leda Maria Paulani
Professora titular (sênior) do departamento de economia da Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo – FEA-USP, São Paulo/SP, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 45 No. 1 (2025), Jan-Mar / 2025, Pages 183-205

Abstract

The complete disconnection between the parameters and variables that guide the
discussion on economic development, on the one hand, and, on the other, the unequivocal
existence of discriminatory processes that are based on racialized criteria, is the theme of this
work. Using an approach based on materialist political economy, we seek to reflect on the
reasons for this eloquent silence. As a result, we point out new elements that highlight the
structural character of racism, as supported by Almeida (2020).

JEL Classification: O10; J7; J15.


Keywords: Racism social discrimination economic development