Neo-Keynesianism and neo-developmentalism: ideological expressions of the neoliberal state

Abstract

This article explains that both the neo-Keynesianism and the neo-developmentalism of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) constitute ideological expressions of the neoliberal state. This happens through compacting a strong state that regulates and facilitates the market, advocating for the opening of public services to be subject of market competition and the power of the market in shaping social policies. Successive studies were made on the content of reports with recommendations from the World Bank and ECLAC, showing that the state is activated to meet capital requirements and to enable ongoing transformations. In this direction, the neoliberal state is not only an economic but also a  political, social and cultural reality and, therefore, it triggers previously antagonistic ideologies to broaden the forms of domination and dependence between countries.