Development, science, and politics: the debate surrounding creation of the Instituto Internacional da Hiléia Amazônica

The article uses the debate surrounding creation of the Instituto Internacional da Hiléia Amazônica (International Institute of the Hylean Amazon--IIHA) as a point of departure for analyzing the topic of development. We first address post-World War II relations between science and development. Next,...

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Published in:História, ciências, saúde--Manguinhos ciências, saúde--Manguinhos, 2007-12, Vol.14 Suppl (supplement), p.169-189
Main Authors: Magalhães, Rodrigo Cesar da Silva, Maio, Marcos Chor
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Academies and Institutes - history
Academies and Institutes - organization & administration
Amazon
Brazil
Developed Countries - history
Developing Countries - history
Development
Disputes
Dissent and Disputes
Ecosystem
History, 20th Century
Institutes
International Agencies - history
International Agencies - organization & administration
Internationality - history
Politics
Post World War II Period
Public Policy
Science
Science - history
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Summary:The article uses the debate surrounding creation of the Instituto Internacional da Hiléia Amazônica (International Institute of the Hylean Amazon--IIHA) as a point of departure for analyzing the topic of development. We first address post-World War II relations between science and development. Next, we examine the Brazilian government's initiatives in the Amazon during the 1940s and how the IIHA project was received. Lastly, we analyze the controversies ignited in Brazil by Unesco's plan. The IIHA project was a catalyst of the development debate in post-World War II Brazil. The discussions then sparked in Brazil and the project's denouement solidified a development model for the Amazon that even today underpins initiatives taken in the region.
ISSN:0104-5970