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Josep L Barona
Rockefeller Foundation, Public Health and International Diplomacy, 1920-1945 [EPUB ebook]

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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.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 256 ● ISBN 9781317316770 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4446669 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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