Human rights, development and decolonization : The International Labour Organization, 1940-70

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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Photographs; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Timeline; Introduction; The International Labour Organization; Human rights, development and emancipation; International organizations as historical actors; International organizations and decolonization; Prologue: Separate worlds - The ILO and "native labour", 1919-39; Mise en valeur, indirect rule and forced labour: colonial social policy between the wars; The exception to the rule: the "Native Labour Code"; Part I "A People's Peace in the Colonies", 1940-47

1 "The Promise of a New Earth to Till": The ILO's Colonial Work in Exile, 1940-43"The time may come shortly": the ILO in exile and the "native labour" issue; "Native labour" in exile; Tailwind; In the shadow of war; "A little less anonymity"; Securing the colonial contribution to victory: the Atlantic Charter and the ILC in New York, 1941; On the side of the Allies; The Atlantic Charter and colonial minimum standards; The tide turns; Colonial depression and the "people's peace"; American scare; Promises; 2 A Charter for the Colonies: The Colonies at the Philadelphia Conference, 1944

A parallel operation: colonial reforms in the ILO's post-war planningUniversalism in a colonial framework; Social policy in dependent territories; The pillars of the "people's peace"; The pitfalls of reform; Pious hopes?; The ideology of victory: the colonial reforms of Philadelphia; The "social conscience of mankind"; "Make sure that they too will taste the sweet fruit of victory": colonial reforms in Philadelphia; "Nothing can be done about it of course": the colonial powers in Philadelphia; Colonial charter or imperialistic stereotype?

3 A New World with New Ideas: The ILO and the Quest for a Colonial Post-war Order, 1945-48"This is 1945!" The colonial principles of Philadelphia and the new international order; The ILC in Paris, 1945; Universalism put to the test: the Social Policy in Dependent Territories (Supplementary Provisions) Recommendation, 1945; Paid holiday for the colonies; Wage policy; Growing impatience; The ILO on the side of the West and the completion of the colonial reform programme of 1947; Finding a place in the new order; The Conventions of 1947; Migrant labour; Non-discrimination; Freedom of association

Towards a different ILO: Indian independence and the start of the post-colonial eraRepresentation and regionalization; From the colonial economy to underdevelopment: new demands on the ILO; Part II The Tools of Progress: The ILO, 1948-60; 4 Principled Development: The Beginnings of the Technical Assistance Programme (TAP); David Morse and the origins of the TAP; Too much in a groove; "Available for maximum cooperation": the ILO and Truman's Point IV Program; Acting on poverty's cry: technical assistance for underdeveloped countries

"Help them move the ILO way": the ILO's integrated approach to development

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