The social construction of public policies. Chico Mendes and the <i>seringueiros</i> movement

Authors

  • Mary Allegretti Universidade de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v18i0.13423

Keywords:

movimentos sociais, seringueiros, Chico Mendes, políticas públicas, reforma agrária, social movements, rubber tappers, public policies, agrarian reform, environment, meio ambiente

Abstract

The article analyzes the peculiar trajectory of the rubber tappers in Acre, which searching for a solutionfor land conflicts, formulated innovative public policies for reconciling agrarian reform and environmentalprotection. It reconstitutes Chico Mendes’s leadership and the different stages in the constructionof a social movement and a public policy for Extractive Reserves. It analyzes the internal and externalcauses that explain the success of a social movement in the context of the Rio Conference and of theinternational pressure against multilateral banks politics.

Published

2008-12-18

How to Cite

Allegretti, M. (2008). The social construction of public policies. Chico Mendes and the <i>seringueiros</i> movement. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 18. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v18i0.13423

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