TY - BOOK AU - Staples,Amy L.S TI - The birth of development: how the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization, and World Health Organization changed the world, 1945-1965 SN - 9780873388498 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 338.9109172409045 PY - 2006/// CY - Kent, Ohio PB - Kent State University Press KW - World Bank KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations KW - World Health Organization KW - Economic assistance KW - Food supply KW - International cooperation KW - Agricultural assistance KW - Medical assistance N1 - 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 ER -