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Ethnographic approaches to studying global institutions : studying global health policy-making at the World Health Organization / Rachel Irwin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Irwin, Rachel, author.
- Series:
- SAGE research methods. Cases.
- SAGE research methods. Cases
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public health--International cooperation--Research--Case studies.
- Public health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE Publications, 2014.
- Summary:
- This case study focuses on the use of ethnographic methods to study global processes, with a focus on how international institutions create policies that are meant to be globally relevant. Specifically, it examines the role of the World Health Organization in setting global norms and standards in health, with case studies on two World Health Organization policy documents 'Set of Recommendations on the Marketing of foods and Non-alcoholic Beverages to Children' and the 'WHO/UNICEF International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes'.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 10, 2015).
- ISBN:
- 9781473946781 (ebook) :
- OCLC:
- 953359702
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