Eastern and Western Ideas for African Growth

Diversity and Complementarity in Development Aid
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-68759-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 575 g

Reihe: Routledge-GRIPS Development Forum Studies

The West and the East approach economic development differently. The Europeans and Americans stress free and fair business climate, promoting private activities generally without picking winners, and improving governance. East Asia is interested in achieving concrete results and projects rather than formal correctness, prioritizing a few sectors for industrialization, and eventual graduation from aid. The West mostly shapes shifting strategies of the international donor community while the East has in reality made remarkable progress in industrial catch-up. The two approaches cannot be merged easily but they can be used in proper combination to realize growth and economic transformation.

This book proposes more dialogue and complementarity between the two in the development effort of Africa and other regions. In this collected volume, contributed by experts and practitioners from both East and West, the need to introduce Eastern ideas to the global development strategy is emphasized. Analysis of British and other Western donor policies is given while Japanese, Korean, and other Asian approaches are also explained with concrete examples. The concept of governance for growth is presented and the impact of rising China on development studies is contemplated. The practices of industrial policy dialogues and actions assisted by East Asian experts are reported from Tunisia, Zambia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and others.

The book should be applicable to all donors, institutions, NGOs and business enterprises engaged in development cooperation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ohno, Kenichi

Ohno, Izumi

Fachgebiete

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

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures, List of tables, Notes on contributors, Preface, 1. An overview: diversity and complementarity in development efforts, 2. The East Asian growth regime and political development, 3. Understanding British aid to Africa: a historical perspective, 4. The rise of the East: what does it mean for development studies?, 5. Governance and development: the perspective of growth-enhancing governance, 6. Governance for growth: improving international development through Anglo-Japanese cooperation, 7. The Japanese approach to growth support in developing countries: supporting dynamic capacity development, 8. The quality and productivity improvement project in Tunisia: a comparison of Japanese and EU approaches, 9. Strategic action initiatives for economic development: trade and investment promotion in Zambia, 10. Modeling and sharing Korean development expertise for African growth, 11. The relationship between aid and economic growth: what aid strategy should the Government of Uganda promote?, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kenichi Ohno is a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo. He was born in Kobe, Japan and holds a PhD in Economics from Stanford University, California. He worked at the International Monetary Fund and taught at the University of Tsukuba and Saitama University before assuming the current position.