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African Development and Europe focuses on various areas of cooperation between Europe and Africa with respect to development, including agricultural and industrial development, technological cooperation, and political relationships. Topics covered include the diversification of African agriculture and the role of private investors in African development, along with changes in trading relations between Europe and Africa. Problems of rural development and the role of the civil service in development are also discussed. This book is comprised of 11 chapters and begins by providing a background on

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Text Boxes -- List of Tables -- Key Political Figures in Drummond's Career -- Part I A Great International Civil Servant -- Chapter 1 The Life and Character of Eric Drummond 1876-1951 -- Chapter 2 Leadership -- 2.1 Leadership of the Secretariat -- 2.2 Drummond's Influence Beyond the Secretariat -- 2.2.1 Robert Cecil -- 2.2.2 'Colonel' Edward M. House -- 2.2.3 Albert Thomas -- 2.2.4 Fridtjof Nansen -- 2.3 Drummond's Leadership in the Modern Context -- Chapter 3 After Geneva -- 3.1 Leaving the League -- 3.2 Ambassador to Italy -- 3.3 Return to the United Kingdom -- Part II Creating an Enduring International Civil Service -- Chapter 4 An International Secretariat Appears on the World Stage -- Chapter 5 The International Secretariat and Its Ethos -- 5.1 The 'Spirit of Geneva' -- 5.2 Ahead of Their Time -- 5.3 Loss of Innocence -- Chapter 6 La Haute Direction, Impartial and Partial Officials -- 6.1 Under-Secretaries-General -- Chapter 7 The Directors and the Work of Their Sections -- 7.1 The Sections -- 7.1.1 Political Section -- 7.1.2 Disarmament Section -- 7.1.3 Minorities Section -- 7.1.4 Mandates Section -- 7.1.5 Social Questions Section -- 7.1.6 Economic and Finance Section -- 7.1.7 Health Section -- 7.1.8 Communications and Transit Section -- 7.1.9 The Non-technical Sections -- 7.2 Conclusion -- Chapter 8 Drummond's Commitment to Universality -- 8.1 The Drive Towards Universality -- 8.1.1 The Great Powers -- 8.1.2 Smaller States -- 8.1.3 Latin America -- 8.1.4 Asia -- 8.2 Opening Up the League to World Public Opinion -- 8.3 The Greater League of Nations -- Part III Legacies of the League -- Chapter 9 Transition to the New International Order -- 9.1 The League During the War.

Introduction:Past as Prelude, Multilateralism as a Tactic and Strategy, Dan Plesch & Thomas G. Weiss 1. - PART ONE: PLANNING AND PROPAGANDA 15. - 1. Prewar and Wartime Postwar Planning: Antecedents to the UN Moment in San Francisco, J. Simon Rofe 17. - 2. UN Public Diplomacy: Communicating the Post-National Message, Giles Scott-Smith 36. - 3. Educators across Borders: The Council of Allied Ministers of Education, 1942-45, Miriam Intrator 56. - PART TWO: HUMAN SECURITY 77. - 4. A New Paradigm of International Criminal Justice? Reconsidering the 1943-1948 United Nations War Crimes Commission, Dan Plesch 79. - 5. UNRRA's Operational Genius and Institutional Design, Eli Karetny & Thomas G. Weiss 99. - 6. Towards Universal Relief and Rehabilitation: India, UNRRA, and the New Internationalism, Manu Bhagavan 121. - PART THREE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 137. - 7. The United Nations and Development: From the Origins to Current Challenges, John Burley & Stephen Browne 139. - 8. Financing Gaps, Competitiveness, and Capabilities: Why Bretton Woods Needs a Radical Rethink, Pallavi Roy 160. - 9. Stable Agricultural Markets and World Order: The FAO, and ITO, 1943-1949, Ruth Jacherz 179. - 10. Conclusion: Past as Prelude, Whither the United Nations?, Dan Plesch & Thomas G. Weiss 199