Culture, freedom and economic development: An analysis based on the concept of social capital

The look that guides this work lies in the perception of that culture (or cultural factors as values, belief systems, political systems, and confidence, for example) affects economic development, which has generated several studies, in a scenario in which consideration of the impact of cultural characteristics on the performance of a society can not be neglected. If education, social inclusion and citizenship issues have been considered important to the discussions about public policy and education, for example, is articulated in different ways, the same can not be said about the importance of culture to national development. In this context, with the emphasis on the intersection between the literatures involving freedom and / or cultural factors (exclusive or not) economic development, this proposed analysis can be seen as a contribution to the discussion about the importance of institutions for economic development, seeking to consolidate theoretical and interpretive perspectives, as well as the analysis of relationships and social processes pertaining to the cultural and economic, of the focus on culture and social capital. Craving this challenge, it is proposed from the epistemological debate about culture and economic development, review and discuss the theoretical approaches on culture, equity, freedom and economic development, as a privileged strategy for the design of cultural determinants associated with economic development potential in Brazil. The importance of this project is explicit, so, the approach and understanding of relevant issues of culture and social processes underway in the current state of Brazil's economic development, contributing to the discussion about a major challenge for the country, which is the paradox between the high levels of technological development and productivity presented in recent years as opposed to social crises arising from economic disparity and social conditions.