Japan's Foreign Aid: Old Continuities and New Directions

ISBN-13: 9780415406130 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 298 str.

David Arase

Opis

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.

Spis treści

List of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Preface and acknowledgments 1 Introduction Part I: Donor Viewpoints 2 The World Bank, Japan, and Aid Effectiveness Kevin Morrison 3 Japanese and British Overseas Aid Compared David Seddon 4 Swedish Perceptions of Japanese ODA Marie Soderberg 5 An Overview of Japanese ODA to Latin America: Comparative Observations on Social Development Initiatives Kay Warren 6 Japanese and Australian ODA Alan Rix 7 Japan’s and the United States’ Bilateral ODA Programs David Arase 8 Japanese ODA compared to Canadian ODA Micheline Beaudry-Somcynsky 9 ODA Policy and Practice: Japan and the Republic of Korea Sang-Tae Kim & David Seddon Part II: Recipient Viewpoints 10 Japanese Aid to Pakistan Tahir Andrabi 11 Japanese Aid to China: A Comparison of ODA from Japan and Europe Shaokui Feng 12 Japanese Aid to South and Southeast Asia: A Comparative Analysis Haider Khan 13 Japan’s ODA in the Pacific Island States Sandra Tarte 14 ODA from Japan and Other Donors in Thailand Anuman Leelasorn 15 Conclusion David Arase Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

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).