Os efeitos da globalização sobre o bem-estar na América Latina.

Abstract

This study inserts itself in a broader theme of globalization, whose study has intensified since the 1980s. Economic globalization, treated in this study, has gained support and criticism over the years. Critics point to the incompatibility of amplification of economic globalization and the wider promotion of well-being, especially in developing countries. Based on contradictions in the historical development of the Latin American regional integration process, with a mix of initiatives considered "liberal" and other "developmentalist", this work sought to analyze the effects of economic globalization in its commercial dimension on well-being, measured by the Human Development Index (HDI) of the countries in the region. The analysis was carried out from a self-compiled data panel for eighteen Latin American countries between 2001 and 2015 using a regression model with panel data applying the generalized moments method (GMM). The results obtained by the research confirm the argument for trade liberalization, demonstrating that the opening has a positive impact on the HDI of the countries analyzed.