A CONTINUIDADE NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DE POLÍTICAS PÚBLICAS COMO GARANTIDORA DO DIREITO AO DESENVOLVIMENTO NA CHINA

Abstract

This paper aims to provide a theoretical discussion on the continuity in the implementation of public policies in China. This characteristic of the country, which identifies itself as socialist, has led to a process of ongoing development. This can be understood as an assurance of the right to development for its population through the nation’s institutions. Starting in the 1980s, with the implementation of the Opening-Up Reforms, China began transforming the lives of its population through innovative market-driven approaches. Supported by principles opposing colonialism, neoliberalism, and hegemony, China’s focus has been on planning progress across its vast territory and professionalizing its workforce, directly involving them in the engine of national change. To achieve success in this endeavor, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) needed to act in a coordinated manner. It defined specific goals and tasked local governments with the mission to attain them. As a result, when measured by international indicators, we can observe the guarantee of different fundamental rights, including the right to social security, education, healthcare, and housing, to name a few. In this light, Brazil can look to China’s experience and find prospective assistance in overcoming poverty and socioeconomic underdevelopment, which are the historical outcomes of subjugation to the desires of developed nations, such as the United States.