1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910424628803321

Autore

Plata-Stenger Véronique

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oldenbourg, : De Gruyter, 2020

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

3-11-061632-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 332 p.)

Collana

Work in global and historical perspective ; ; 8

Disciplina

341.763

Soggetti

Economic development - History - 20th century

Social history - 20th century

Social movements

Social policy - History - 20th century

Technical assistance - History - 20th century

HISTORY / Social History

History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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 international labour standards, the ILO remains little studied by development specialists and historians. This book intends to fill this gap and traces the history of international development and its early pioneers, through an analysis of the activities of the International Labour Office, the Secretariat of the International Labour Organization, between 1930 and 1946. In this book, development is used as a key to questioning the ILO's place and function in the expanding inter-war world. The development practices and discourses that emerged in the 1930s were mainly intended to support the ILO's universalization strategy, which was made necessary by the events that shook Europe at the time. Development discourses and practices were also part of the "esprit du temps", as they were closely linked to the affirmation of the planist and rationalist ideas of the 1930s. However, development for the ILO was not reduced to a project of economic modernization, but was seen as a tool for social engineering, as evidenced by the ILO's missions of technical assistance, organized since 1930. The analysis of the expertise work makes it possible to highlight the logics that prevailed in technical assistance, which was more in line with institutional objectives, than with the dissemination of a genuine expertise. This book therefore hopes to bring new insight on the history of internationalism, and international organizations during the inter-war period and the Second World War, as well as on the role of the ILO in the history of international development thinking and practices.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957171403321

Titolo

Analysis of the Composition and Structure of Glass and Glass Ceramics / / edited by Hans Bach, Dieter Krause

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1999

ISBN

3-662-03746-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 1999.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 528 p.)

Collana

Schott Series on Glass and Glass Ceramics, Science, Technology, and Applications

Disciplina

530.41

Soggetti

Condensed matter

Engineering

Analytical chemistry

Materials - Analysis

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Condensed Matter Physics

Technology and Engineering

Analytical Chemistry

Characterization and Analytical Technique

Physical Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Overview -- 2. The Chemical Analysis of Glasses, Glass Ceramics, and Related Materials -- 3. The Quasi-Static Structure of Oxide Glasses -- 4. Dynamics of the Glass Structure -- 5. Chemical Resistance and Corrosion, and Ion Release -- 6. Analysis and Diagnosis of Local Defects -- List of Contributors -- Sources of Figures and Tables.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is one of a series reporting on international research and development activities conducted by the Schott Group companies. With the series Schott aims to provide an overview of its activities for scientists, engineers, and managers from all branches of industry worldwide where glass and glass ceramics are of interest. Each volume begins with a chapter providing a general idea of the current problems, results, and trends relating to the subject treated. This volume lays the



foundations for - supervision of production processes, including raw materials, evaporation from the melt, exhaust gases, and environmental concerns; - troubleshooting in case of glass defects in combination with research for the design of faultless (in the ppm range) or at least high-yield processes; - understanding the origin of customer complaints because of unfulfilled expectations concerning material properties or product behaviour. The book is conceived as a monograph. The individual chapters, however, are written by leading Schott experts on the corresponding subjects. Many figures, tables, and examples are chosen to introduce the reader to thin-film science and technology.