This thesis addresses the development occurred in the Amazon in the past 20 years, through the analysis of public policies related to the provision of infrastructure, implemented in the region by the multi-annual plans New Brazil, Brazil in Action, Ad-vance Brazil, Brazil from All and Development with Social Inclusion, Education and Quality of Life. It considers that the infrastructure is a conditioning variable for social development and economic growth in a region. The theoretical framework considers a contextual approach on regional development, provision of public policies and evaluation of public policies and infrastructure. The methodology considers the eval-uation of public policies through their efficiency and effectiveness, and allows for cor-relations between demographic, socioeconomic and infrastructure and services va-riables in a qualitative and quantitative assessment. The results regarding the effica-cy and effectiveness of public policy and their interventions unveil satisfactory data to the policy evaluation assumptions. These results also reveal that over the past 20 years the policies for the Amazon were marked by a supposed regional development, however the region was treated equally to other regions of the country, while in fact, it has peculiarities that make it different. Finally, the effectiveness of social programs studied was proved positive to the extent it was possible to show significant changes in access conditions to infrastructure, reflected in the well-being and in social equity.
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