Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 41 n. 3 Rio de Janeiro 1998
Abstract
The analysis focuses on an unsuccessful case of public health reform during Brazils first republican period. Why did Bahia, a state boasting a century-old tradition in medical education, medical societies, and scientific journals, fail to develop a statewide system of public health research and 'medical police' during the early twentieth century? Bahia had no strong political machine, it lacked a favorable intellectual climate among medical and public health professionals, the states economic basis was fragile, and therefore sanitary programs developed at a slow pace. The first signs of sanitary reform came during the 1920s and were triggered by the national government apparatus, which was absolutely essential to the formulation and implementation of plans to 'rescue the backlands' in Bahia.
Keywords: public health reform, State building, modernization 'from above'
DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52581998000300004
As Origens da Reforma Sanitária e da Modernização Conservadora na Bahia durante a Primeira República
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