The Rockefeller Foundation, public health and international diplomacy, 1920-1945

Based on extensive archival research, this study examines the role of the Rockefeller Foundation and the League of Nations in improving public health during the interwar period. Barona argues that the Foundation applied a model of business efficiency to its ideology of spreading good health, creatin...

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Autor principal: Barona, Josep Lluís, 1955- (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Pickering & Chatto 2015
Colección:Studies for the Society for the Social History of Medicine
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Sumario:Based on extensive archival research, this study examines the role of the Rockefeller Foundation and the League of Nations in improving public health during the interwar period. Barona argues that the Foundation applied a model of business efficiency to its ideology of spreading good health, creating a revolution in public health practice.
Descripción Física:xviii, 200 p. ; 24 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice
ISBN:9781848935679