The birth of development :

Staples, Amy L. S

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. - Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c2006. - xvi, 349 p. ; 25 cm. - New studies in U.S. foreign relations ; 1 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-337) and index.

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.

9780873388498 (pbk. : alk. paper) £74.50 0873388496 (pbk. : alk. paper)


World Bank--History--20th century.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations--History--20th century.
World Health Organization--History--20th century.


Economic assistance--History--20th century.
Food supply--International cooperation--History--20th century.
Agricultural assistance--History--20th century.
Medical assistance--History--20th century.

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