Social reform, modernization and technical diplomacy : : the ILO contribution to development (1930-1946) / / Véronique Plata-Stenger.

Founded in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles as part of the League of Nations’ system, the ILO is still today the main organization responsible for the international organization of work and the improvement of working conditions in the world. Widely recognized for its efforts in building internati...

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Superior document:Work in global and historical perspective ; 8
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg,, [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Work in global and historical perspective ; 8.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIII, 332 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • List of Acronyms
  • Introduction
  • Chapter I. Europe’s Economic Recovery: the Emergence of a Matrix Thinking on Development
  • Chapter II. After the “Spirit of Geneva” Comes the “Spirit of Santiago”: Early Regional Cooperation in Latin America
  • Chapter III. The Limits of the ILO’s Universalist Ambition in Asia and the Problem of Underdevelopment
  • Chapter IV. The ILO’s Contribution to the Internationalisation of the Standard of Living
  • Chapter V. Technical Assistance “Experts”: ILO Brokers Around The World
  • Chapter VI. The Social Reconstruction of Europe’s Periphery: Technical Assistance to Greece and Romania
  • Chapter VII. On the Roads of Venezuela: Experiences and Representations of International Expertise
  • Chapter VIII. Technical Assistance and the Formulation of an International Development Policy During the Second World War
  • General Conclusion
  • Images
  • Unprinted Materials
  • Printed Materials, Archives of the International Labour Office
  • Bibliography
  • Index