The new discipline of comparative economic systems: a proposition

Vol. 28 No. 1 (2008)

Jan-Mar / 2008
Published January 1, 2008
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How to Cite

Feijó, Ricardo Luis Chaves. 2008. “The New Discipline of Comparative Economic Systems: A Proposition : ”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 28 (1):116-35. https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/517.

The new discipline of comparative economic systems: a proposition

Ricardo Luis Chaves Feijó
Professor Associado da Faculdade de Economia e Administração de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 28 No. 1 (2008), Jan-Mar / 2008, Pages 116-135

Abstract

This article offers elements for a reorientation of the subject matter of the discipline “Comparative Economic Systems” with the impact of the fall of the Berlin’s wall. Thus, we argue that in the context of the modern democratic society the political choice between society models occurs in a narrower set of options. Thus the study of pure forms of socialism is of historical interest, but he is not relevant to this discipline since it must prioritize the debate around the choice of compatible alternative models within the rule of law. So the article offers a new program for this discipline, able to describe and to understand the diversity of systems between countries that had opted for mixing market economy.

JEL Classification: P51.


Keywords: Comparative Economic Systems Socialism Liberalism Democracy