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The birth of development : how the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization, and World Health Organization changed the world, 1945-1965 / Amy L.S. Staples.
Lippincott Library HG3881.5.W57 S73 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sayward, Amy L., 1969-
- Series:
- New studies in U.S. foreign relations
- New studies in U.S. foreign relations ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World Bank--History--20th century.
- World Bank.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations--History--20th century.
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- World Health Organization--History--20th century.
- World Health Organization.
- Economic assistance--History--20th century.
- Economic assistance.
- Food supply--International cooperation--History--20th century.
- Food supply.
- Agricultural assistance--History--20th century.
- Agricultural assistance.
- Medical assistance--History--20th century.
- Medical assistance.
- History.
- Food supply--International cooperation.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 349 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- The Birth of Development highlights efforts to diffuse the destructive role of the nation-state in world affairs by constructing truly international organizations with global agendas--the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the World Health Organization. These organizations pioneered the advancement of the quality of life for all and established an ongoing obligation to promote worldwide economic development. Breaking new ground conceptually and methodologically, The Birth of Development is a welcome addition to the literature in the fields of modern diplomatic history and international relations.
- Contents:
- The birth of development
- Constructing an international economic worldview
- The World Bank and development, 1945-1963
- The international economic diplomacy of the World Bank
- Food and agriculture in the international realm
- The limits of internationalism : the Food and Agriculture Organization, 1946-1957
- Redefining an international role for the Food and Agriculture Organization
- The growth of international cooperation in medicine
- Constructing international authority in the World Health Organization
- Exercising international authority : the malaria eradication program
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-337) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0873388496
- OCLC:
- 60741994
- Publisher Number:
- 9780873388498
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