Neoliberalismo y distribución del ingreso en los Estados Unidos de América

Abstract

The application, from 1980, of neoliberal economic policies that sought fundamentally to dismantle the welfare State, led to an increase in the levels of income concentration and a rise in poverty, not only in the developing countries but also in the industrialized countries. The article presents statistical evidence of this phenomenon in the United States, focusing especially on way in which this affects the most marginalized groups in a modern capitalist society. At the same time, it is clear that during the decades prior to 1980, an epoch in which welfare State economic and social policies were pursued, it was possible to reduce the levels of poverty in the United States, while income concentration was stable. In contrast, after the application of neoliberal economic policies, income concentration sharpened at the wealthiest end of society.