El objetivo de una sociedad inclusiva: bases para una propuesta alternativa

Abstract

The discourse of the unviable nature of the welfare state is argued as an inevitable consequence of economic logic, but in reality it involves changing the margins of tolerance adopted by society when faced with exclusion or, put another way, abandoning the hitherto accepted concept of an inclusive society. The crisis of an inclusive society is not the result of the failure of certain social policies. When the capacity for inclusion "fails", it is the model itself that is failing. This is what, in the current circumstances, makes it obligatory to think again about what is to be included or excluded. The demand for what should be goals of inclusion forms a central plank of the social and economic model and is the best reflection of its view of justice. This paper discusses three reflections. The first of these concerns the need to be familiar with the current features of trends in inequality, which represent the underlying factor weakening inclusiveness. The second takes up the current debate on the concept of welfare and its implications for greater demands for fairness. The third outlines the frame of reference of alternative thought, especially regarding human development, as theoretical categories allowing demands for inclusion to be reframed.