1st Edition

Japan's Foreign Aid Old Continuities and New Directions

Edited By David Arase Copyright 2005
    312 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    312 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    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).