Reflexos das políticas de austeridade nas diretrizes do Banco Mundial para a educação profissional no Brasil

Abstract

This paper analyzes the influence of austerity policies proposed by the World Bank for Brazilian professional education during the Fernando Henrique Cardoso governments (1995- 1998; 1999-2002). Because of that, the history of the bank is covered since its creation, explaining the development agendas devised by the entity for developing countries. On this path, the neoliberal vision adopted by the multilateral organization in its development policies is presented, showing how the neoliberal ideology modified the role of the State in the economy, advocated by the institution. This master's thesis intends to discuss how education has established itself as a fundamental theme in the World Bank's agenda, in the formulation of development policies, and how professional education has a driving role in the development of peripheral countries. This work presents the way in which the Theory of Human Capital supports the educational concept of the World Bank, of an individualistic and economic nature. The research discusses the view of the professional education financing entity on the responsibility of the private sector, which led to changes in the entity's guidelines for the area. Documentary analysis allowed us to identify the World Bank's proposals for professional education and how such proposals were adopted in the Brazilian government's educational policies, with the entity's guidelines influencing the modification of the Brazilian legal system pertaining to professional education, with the government justifying the adoption of austerity policies due to an alleged inefficiency of the State in the management of education.