Social Reform, Modernization and Technical Diplomacy The ILO Contribution to Development (1930-1946)

Based on an extensive exploitation of the ILO archives, this book analyzes the emergence of a development discourse and practices at the international level between 1930 and 1946. It challenges several presumptions with regard to the chronology of development and its ideological origins. By focusing...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oldenbourg De Gruyter 2020
Series:Work in Global and Historical Perspective
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Summary:Based on an extensive exploitation of the ILO archives, this book analyzes the emergence of a development discourse and practices at the international level between 1930 and 1946. It challenges several presumptions with regard to the chronology of development and its ideological origins. By focusing on the actors and practices of development, this book offers new depth to the concepts of "epistemic communities" and "experts".
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9783110615975
9783110616323
Access:Open Access