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Formulating development how Nestlé shaped the aid industry Lola Wilhelm
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilhelm, Lola, author.
- Series:
- Humanitarianism (Series)
- Humanitarianism : key debates & new approaches
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nestlé.
- Humanitarian assistance--Economic aspects.
- Humanitarian assistance.
- Humanitarian intervention--Economic aspects.
- Humanitarian intervention.
- Food industry and trade--Social aspects--Switzerland--History.
- Food industry and trade.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester Manchester University Press 2025
- Summary:
- "In the 1970s, Nestlé became a lightning rod for criticism against the food industry's negative impacts on humans and their environment, especially in the Global South. But what has so far eluded historical scrutiny is that the picture was more nuanced. This book tells the exclusive story of how the Swiss food giant, and more broadly corporate capitalism, have shaped the aid industry since the late nineteenth century. It follows Nestlé's bid for a share of the humanitarian market brokered by the Red Cross in wartime Europe, of its clinical trials in Swiss and Senegalese maternities, and of its agricultural modernisation schemes in Mexico, India, and the Ivory Coast. Based on extensive research in the firm's own historical archives and the records of national and international aid agencies, the volume interrogates the legacies of this long history for international development today"-- De Gruyter Brill
- Contents:
- At the service of agriculture
- To walk along with science
- Great relief
- To help underdeveloped countries
- The health of children in protein-poor regions
- The Nestlé Foundation
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed January 11, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version Wilhelm, Lola Formulating development
- ISBN:
- 9781526181008
- 1526181002
- 9781526180988
- 1526180987
- OCLC:
- 1537554031
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000262291
- Access Restriction:
- Some versions Open access versions available from some providers open access
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