The Colombo Plan : development internationalism in Cold War Asia / David Lowe, Deakin University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, David, 1964- Author.

Series:

Global and international history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colombo Plan--History.

Colombo Plan.

Economic assistance--Asia.

Economic assistance.

Economic development--Asia.

Economic development.

Asia--Foreign economic relations.

Asia.

Economic assistance--Southeast Asia.

Economic assistance--South Asia.

South Asia.

Southeast Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 305 pages) : illustrations, map

Other Title:

Development internationalism in Cold War Asia

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Conceived in 1950, the Colombo Plan was a unique experiment in foreign relations. Meeting annually across what we now know as the 'Indo-Pacific', talented administrators created what David Lowe argues was an unusually productive diplomatic environment of development internationalism, with a legacy that still endures today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

A 'miniature United Nations' at Colombo,

Experimental Regionalism

Flexibility, with Limits

States, Sovereignty and Story

So much useful work at so small a cost

Projecting the Plan

Coda. Partial Remembering.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 25, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Lowe, David, 1964- Colombo Plan

Print version :

ISBN:

9781009600729

1009600729

9781009600750

1009600753

OCLC:

1521234267

Publisher Number:

CIPO000232776

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license