LIFE BETWEEN ECONOMICS AND POLITIC IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID 19 CRISIS: READINGS FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Abstract: The disease of the COVID 19 has produced diverse and negative impacts in the society and economy of all the nations of the world. This global pandemic has been a serious challenge for international organizations and governments and has brought back into debate the importance of social policies and the role of the State in facing extreme situations such as those posed by this disease. The purpose of this article is to analyses aspects of the debate about life between the economy and politics in the scenario generated by COVID-19 with focus in the Latin-American context. The paper reflects on the various ways in which the health crisis affecting the various phases of social development, fundamentally the economy and life. In this research, the paradigm of qualitative research is applied, based on observation and documentary analysis, which allows the identification of the variety of criteria on the subject and induces ways to solve the problems found. The fundamental conclusion of this research is that, if governments at the national and local levels do not manage the attention of the pandemic in a balanced way, based on a new way of thinking, in which the first thing is human life, then the impacts of this and other pandemics will lead to an increase in the danger of extinction of the human species. A possible management proposal will have to consider new socio-economic policies and put an end to the indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources.