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John Stuart. Laissez-faire. Democracia. Desenvolvimento
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O artigo analisa as concepções de Mill sobre quais deveriam ser a forma de governo e o escopo de atuação do Estado na vida econômica e social. Argumenta-se que, segundo o autor, a resposta a essas indagações dependeria do tipo de sociedade em questão. Em sociedades ‘atrasadas’, por uma questão de imaturidade moral e intelectual da população, a forma mais adequada de governo seria o despotismo esclarecido e o escopo adequado de atuação do Estado na vida econômica e social seria bastante amplo. No caso de sociedades ‘civilizadas’, ao contrário, o regime político ideal seria a Democracia Representativa e o laissez-faire, em linhas gerais, seria a melhor política. Argumenta-se, ainda, que, apesar de Mill concluir que a Democracia Representativa e a liberdade econômica não seriam aplicáveis ou adequadas a todas as sociedades, estas tinham um peso importante na sua filosofia: representavam ideais a serem buscados.
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This paper analyses J.S. Mill’s conceptions on what would be the proper form of government and the proper scope of State intervention in economic life. It is argued that, for Mill, the answer depended on the type of society in question. In ‘backward’ societies, in which the population encountered itself in a very low state of moral and intellectual improvement, the adequate form of government would be enlightened despotism and the adequate scope of the State intervention in economic and social life very great. In ‘civilized’ societies, on the contrary, the ideal political regime would be the Representative Government, and laissez-faire, in general lines, the best policy. It is also argued that despite Mill’s conclusion that Representative Government and economic liberty would not be applicable or adequate to every kind of society, they had a great importance on his philosophy as ideals to be aimed at.
Key words: Mill, John Stuart. Laissez-fair.; Representative democracy. Development
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