Poverty, “social issues” and clash

Abstract

In this paper we problematize about different conceptions of poverty and “social question”, native of the liberal tradition, and their typical forms of confrontation and combat, in the context of classical liberalism in the XIX century, Keynesianism, in the XX century, and neoliberalism, from the current crisis of capital. Currently, like “alternative” visions, appear strongly the theoretical-political called “third way”, “neo-developmentalist” and “post-modern” trends. Here, we will evaluate their prospects thinking the poverty and proposed showdown, considering if really their are alternative or complementary and functional to the neoliberalism. With this, we offer a reflection on some aspects that allow us to characterize poverty and “social question” from a historical-critical perspective.