International organizations and development, 1945-1990 / edited by Marc Frey, Sönke Kunkel, Corinna R. Unger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Frey, Marc, 1963- editor.

Kunkel, Sönke, editor.

Unger, Corinna R., editor.

Series:

Palgrave Macmillan transnational history series

The Palgrave Macmillan transnational history series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International agencies--History--20th century.

International agencies.

Economic development--History--20th century.

Economic development.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

This volume explores how international organizations became involved in the making of global development policy. The book looks at the driving forces and dynamics behind that process, and critically assesses the consequences their policies have had around the world. It addresses problems that are at the core of today's debate about international organizations: how and why did international organizations and INGOs make development their mission in the first place? What did they promise and what were they expected to achieve? How did they conceptualize development and through what means did they promote it? What changes did they bring about in the field of global development? And thus, what difference did they make? Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: International Organizations, Global Development, and the Making of the Contemporary World / Marc Frey Frey, Marc, Sönke Kunkel Kunkel, Sönke, Corinna R. Unger Unger, Corinna R. 1

2 Technical Internationalism and Economic Development at the Founding Moment of the UN System / Daniel Speich Chasse Chasse, Daniel Speich 23

3 The Human Story of Development: Alva Myrdal at the UN, 1949-1955 / Glenda Sluga Sluga, Glenda 46

4 "To Keep Food Out of Politics": The UN Food and Agriculture Organization, 1945-1965 / Ruth Jachertz Jachertz, Ruth 75

5 Between Entanglements and Dependencies: Food, Nutrition, and National Development at the Central American Institute of Nutrition (INCAP) / Corinne A. Pernet Pernet, Corinne A. 101

6 In the Name of World Health and Development: The World Health Organization and Malaria Eradication in India, 1949-1970 / Thomas Zimmer Zimmer, Thomas 126

7 Free Trade and Freedom to Trade: The Development Challenge to GATT, 1947-1968 / Francine McKenzie McKenzie, Francine 150

8 A Club of the Rich to Help the Poor? The OECD, "Development", and the Hegemony of Donor Countries / Matthias Schmelzer Schmelzer, Matthias 171

9 A "Global Nervous System": The Rise and Rise of European Humanitarian NGOs, 1945-1985 / Kevin O'Sullivan O'Sullivan, Kevin 196

10 Of Heartfelt Charity and Billion Dollar Enterprise: From Postwar Relief to Europe to Humanitarian Relief to "Everywhere" - CARE, Inc., in Search of a New Mission / Heike Wieters Wieters, Heike 220

11 Contesting Globalization: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Transnationalization of Sovereignty / Sönke Kunkel Kunkel, Sönke 240.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-281) and index.

ISBN:

9781137437532

1137437537

OCLC:

883869429