Human Rights, Development and Decolonization: The International Labour Organization, 1940-70 (International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series)

An innovative diplomatic and intellectual history of decolonization, post-colonial nation building and international human rights and development discourses, this study of the role of the ILO during 1940–70 opens up new perspectives on the significance of international organisations as actors in the history of the 20th century.