Japan's Foreign Aid

Old Continuities and New Directions
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-415-35999-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 634 g

Reihe: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

Filling a gap in the existing literature, this book analyzes the distinctive features of Japan’s development aid, especially technical co-operation, in comparison with other donors’ aid. Incorporating a wealth of research, it discusses whether Japan is behind other leading donor countries in rethinking its aid policy and whether it lacks transparency, sensitivity to recipient needs, and a coherent and coordinated policy that targets poverty.

The volume assesses the nature and effectiveness of the administration of Japan’s aid, and explores the degree of involvement of private sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Including contributions from experts with direct experience with Japanese ODA, the book provides a wide range of recipient and donor viewpoints and presents important policy recommendations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arase, David

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Japanese Aid to Pakistan 3. A Comparison of Japan's and the United States' Bilateral ODA Programs 4. Changes in Japanese ODA Compared to Canadian ODA 5. A Comparative Analysis of Official Development Assistance to China by Japan and Europe 6. Japanese Aid to South and Southeast Asia: A Comparative Analysis 7. ODA Policies and Practice: The Republic of Korea 8. A Comparative Study of Japan's ODA and Other Donors' Aid to Thailand 9. Aid Effectiveness: The World Bank and Japan 10. Japanese and Australian ODA 11. Japanese and British Overseas Aid Compared 12. Swedish Views on Japanese ODA 13. The Effectiveness and Future tasks of Japan's ODA in the Pacific Island Countries: A Recipient Perspective 14. An Overview of Japanese ODA to Latin America

Über Autor(innen)

David Arase is an associate professor of politics at Pomona College in Claremont, California. He has published extensive research on Japanese foreign policy and East Asian relations including Buying Power: The Political Economy of Japanese Foreign Aid (Lynne Rienner, 1995), and the edited collection The Challenge of Change: East Asia in the New Millennium (Institute of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley, 2002).