Brazilian social well-being in the 21st century: from inclusion to the return of social exclusion

ABSTRACT:

In the process of developing a country there are social relations of production that result in certain living conditions for its populations which, in short, can mean greater or lesser social well-being. This work reconstructs the living conditions of the Brazilian population, at the beginning of the 21st century, to capture the evolution of their social well-being. There were two distinct periods, an initial one of social inclusion and of greater social well-being and the following one of reduction of social exclusion and reduction of social well-being. The return of exclusion shows the weaknesses of the social inclusion process, of the beginning of the century, that only disturbed the country’s long lasting pattern of social exclusion and injustice.

Keywords:
Social well-being; Living conditions; Social inclusion; Social exclusion