The social impacts of regional development policies in Eastern Amazonia : a case study of Parauapebas

This dissertation analyses the adverse urban social impacts generated by regional development policies in Eastern Amazonia and illustrated by the town of Parauapebas. After the military coup of 1964, Brazilian Amazonia became the centre of attention for development planning. Due to its tremendous po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Serra, Mauricio Aguiar
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 1998
Subjects:
301
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.286184