Offers an examination of economic globalization. Grounded in archival research conducted in the World Bank, Food and Agriculture Organization, and World Health Organization, this book provides an understanding for the debates on economic globalization, especially those that involve the World Bank and World Trade Organization.

Given the current role of international peace keepers and multinational aid agencies, this story is timely and makes clear that the issues that confronted early postwar planner and reformers remain in many ways unsolved even today. "The Birth of Development" is unique. It is the only, comparative study of these crucial architects of the theory and practice of economic development, and it contributes significantly to the ongoing effort to view the postwar period as more than simply an East-West Cold War. It breaks new ground conceptually and methodologically and will be a welcome addition to the literature in the fields of modern diplomatic history and international relations.