Resumo

CALVENTO, Mariana. Fundamentos teóricos del neoliberalismo: su vinculación con las temáticas sociales y sus efectos en América Latina. Convergencia [online]. 2006, vol.13, n.41, pp.41-59. ISSN 2448-5799.

The neoliberal theory is one of the most important elements to consider in order to explain the growing poverty in Latin America. Due to this fact, the emphasized theoretical regardings will be analyzed in the present article. At the same time, the main characteristics of poverty in Latin America will be examined here.

Palavras-chave : neoliberalism; Washington Consensus; Latin America; poverty.