Democracy and market

Abstract

The author proposes to visualize how the asymmetries in market economies today have given different scenarios of trade-off between economic and social, being thus questioned the real ability to create spaces for democratic participation, those who are confronted with a reality that constantly denies the fundamental rights of individuals. He asks then if democracy is the antithesis of capitalism and argues that the welfare state represents a stage of reconciliation. Finally explores various proposals of  third ways: neo-Keynesianism, post-capitalism and social democracy.