Technocrats and the Politics of Drought and Development in Twentieth-Century Brazil

Technocrats and the Politics of Drought and Development in Twentieth-Century Brazil

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This text examines Brazil's hard social realities through the history of science, focusing on the use of technology and engineering as vexed instruments of reform and economic development.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buckley, Eve E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: The University of North Carolina Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Brazil. > Inspectoria Federal de Obras contra as Seccas.
Sustainable development > Social aspects.
Sustainable development > Political aspects.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Developpement durable > Aspect social > Nordeste (Bresil)
Developpement durable > Aspect politique > Nordeste (Bresil)
Technique de l'irrigation > Aspect social > Nordeste (Bresil)
Technique de l'irrigation > Aspect politique > Nordeste (Bresil)
Secours aux victimes de secheresses > Aspect social > Nordeste (Bresil)
Secours aux victimes de secheresses > Aspect politique > Nordeste (Bresil)
Sustainable development > Social aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Sustainable development > Political aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Irrigation engineering > Social aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Irrigation engineering > Political aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Drought relief > Social aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Drought relief > Political aspects > Brazil, Northeast.
Northeast Brazil.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This text examines Brazil's hard social realities through the history of science, focusing on the use of technology and engineering as vexed instruments of reform and economic development.
Physical Description:1 online resource (298 pages).
ISBN:9781469634326
Access:Open Access

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