The Ngo Care and Food Aid from America, 1945-80: 'Showered with Kindness'? - Paperback

by Heike Wieters (Author)

This book provides a historical account of the NGO CARE as one of the largest humanitarian NGOs worldwide from 1945 to 1980. Readers interested in international relations and humanitarian hunger prevention are provided with fascinating insights into the economic and business related aspects of Western non-governmental politics, fundraising and philanthropic giving in this field. Not only does the book contributes to ongoing research about the rise of NGOs in the international realm, it also offers very rich empirical material on the political implications of private and governmental international aid in a world marked by the order of the Cold War, decolonialization processes and the struggle of so called "Third World Countries" to catch up with modern Western consumer societies.
This book is relevant to both United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 1, No poverty and 2, Zero hunger

Front Jacket

This book provides a historical account of one of the most innovative and fast-growing private humanitarian players in the field of global hunger relief, CARE. Analyzing CARE's intricate relationships with international governments, NGOs, and corporate players in the United States and beyond, Heike Wieters examines the individuals and groups that have shaped CARE's history since the end of the Second World War. Offering insights into CARE's drive towards economic growth and expansion into new fields of service, from individual CARE packages to large-scale school feeding projects and development aid, this book makes a valuable contribution to the growing field of humanitarian history. Wieters provides an essential account of the political implications of private and governmental international aid in a world marked by the Cold War order, decolonization, and the struggle of so-called Third World countries to catch up with the industrialized, consumerist West.

Back Jacket

This book provides a historical account of the NGO CARE as one of the largest humanitarian NGOs worldwide. Starting in the 1940s, the author analyzes CARE's history, taking both the organization's specific development and general trends of humanitarian history throughout the second half of the 20th century into account. It provides an intriguing perspective on one of the most innovative and fast-growing private humanitarian players in the field of global hunger relief, and analyzes CARE's intricate relations to international governments, NGOs and corporate players in the United States and beyond.

Readers interested in international relations and humanitarian hunger prevention are provided with fascinating insights into the economic and business related aspects of non-governmental politics, fundraising and philanthropic giving in this field. The book also offers an intriguing tale of CARE's drive towards organizational size, economic growth and expansion into new fields of service, from individual CARE Package to Europeans to large scale school feeding projects and development aid. The author gives center stage to the individuals and groups that have shaped CARE's history since the end of the Second World War, and has turned the book into an important contribution to the growing field of humanitarian history. Not only does the book contribute to ongoing research about the rise of NGOs in the international realm, it also offers very rich empirical material on the political implications of private and governmental international aid in a world marked by the order of the Cold War, decolonialization processes and the struggle of so called Third World Countries to catch up with Western industrialized countries and modern consumer societies.

Author Biography

Heike Wieters is associate professor for Historical Research on Europe and European Integration at the Department of History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany