¿Agudiza el desarrollo las desigualdades sociales?

Abstract

THE ARTICLE PROVIDES THE INFORMATIONAND THEORETICAL INTERPRETATION REQUIRED FOR A COMPARISON OF SIX COUNTRIES (FRANCE, SWEDEN, SPAIN, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL AND COSTA RICA). THE AUTHOR ATTEMPTS TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER SOCIAL CHANGE HAS REDUCED THE RELATIVE INEQUALITIES BETWEEN THE POSITIONS OF THEIR CLASS STRUCTURES AND STATUS AND WHETHER IT HAS PROMOTED THEIR ECONOMIC AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. THE RESULTS SHOW THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT TEND TO GENERATE SIMILAR MIDDLE-CLASS STRUCTURES. ON THE CONTRARY, THE AWARENESS OF SOCIAL INTERDEPENDENCE IS THE CRUCIAL FACTOR WHICH, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THESE STRUCTURES, HAS CONTRIBUTED TO EQUALITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.