1st Edition
Japan's Foreign Aid Old Continuities and New Directions
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.
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
Biography
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).