2021-03-162021-03-162020-09MOREIRA, Carla Siqueira; RIBEIRO, Tânia Guimarães. O desenvolvimento sustentável e a implementação de políticas públicas na Amazônia. Nova Revista Amazônica, Bragança, v. 8, n. 2, p. 103-115, set. 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18542/nra.v8i2.9376. Disponível em: http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/13013. Acesso em:.2318-1346https://repositorio.ufpa.br/handle/2011/13013The objective of this work is to analyze the discourse that involves the category sustainable development, especially when linked to economic growth, for this we start from the contribution of authors of critical theory, as well as other critical authors of the concept, to analyze the idea of sustainable development that consolidates itself, mainly from the 1980s, and translates into the formulation and implementation of public policies aimed at the Brazilian Amazon, marked by the ambiguity of economic growth combined with environmental conservation.Acesso Abertohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/DesenvolvimentoDesenvolvimento sustentávelAmazôniaPolíticas públicasDevelopmentSustainable developmentAmazonPublic policyArtigo de Periódico10.18542/nra.v8i2.9376