{"product_id":"corporate-philanthropy-and-epidemics-raj-sekhar-basu-9789374529553","title":"Corporate Philanthropy and Epidemics: Rockefeller Foundation and Anti-Hookworm Campaigns in Early Twentieth Century Fiji","description":"\u003cp\u003eCorporate Philanthrophy and Epidemics examines the Rockefeller Foundation's involvement in the hookworm eradication programme in colonial Fiji, framed within the rise of corporate philanthropy in the United States during the late nineteenth century. Influenced by the Social Gospel movement, industrialists like Carnegie established foundations to address social issues. Inspired by this model, the Rockefellers funded the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission to combat hookworm in the American South, a disease dubbed the 'lazy disease' for its impact on worker productivity, particularly in plantations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe success of this campaign led to a global hookworm eradication programme under the International Health Board. Fiji, then a British colony, was selected as a key site for implementation during the 1920s and 1930s, largely due to the efforts of Dr Samuel Lambert, whose prior experience with public health issues in the Pacific informed the initiative. The colonial administration, despite financial limitations, supported the programme. Lambert also focused on Indian indentured labourers, who suffered from poor sanitation. Interventions included improved sanitary measures and borehole latrines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the War curtailed funding and limited Rockefeller's involvement, the programme drew attention to emerging fields like epidemiology and public health. The case of Fiji highlights the significant role that non-state actors, such as philanthropic foundations, played in shaping global health initiatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raj Sekhar Basu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9374529556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789374529553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ratna Sagar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 2.06d","brand":"Raj Sekhar Basu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874633789695,"sku":"9789374529553","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/corporate-philanthropy-and-epidemics-raj-sekhar-basu-9789374529553","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}