ABSTRACT
The objective of this article is to critically analyze the historical processes that social well-being has had in the field of health, mainly in Colombia. Since the definition of health proposed by the World Health Organization in the mid-twentieth century, State commitments have emerged that link economic models in Latin America to policies aimed at guaranteeing better social welfare conditions. However, when examining the historical process of well-being, it is possible to identify the discursive turns that have allowed the emergence, application, and reproduction of justified practices of institutional power in the search for better social welfare conditions. An example of this are neoliberal reforms to healthcare, which have contributed to the reconfiguration of States, social relations, and naturalization of inequalities as a matter of poor management of people to compete economically within the rules of the market. As it relates to welfare policies in Colombia, a secondary source of political and normative nature will be analyzed, as well as theoretical references that have contributed to the discussion around issues such as neoliberalism, well-being, and health systems.
KEYWORDS
Well-being; Colombia; Development; Discourse; Neoliberalism; Health