Aid as handmaiden for the development of institutions : a new comparative perspective / edited by Machiko Nissanke and Yasutami Shimomura.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nissanke, Machiko, editor.

Shimomura, Yasutami, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Economic assistance.

Associations, institutions, etc.

Sub-Saharan Africa.

Economic assistance--Southeast Asia.

Southeast Asia.

Associations, institutions, etc--Developing countries.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xiii, 261 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Summary:

Through comparative studies of aid-supported infrastructure projects in East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the book examines how aid could assist development processes by facilitating development of local endogenous institutions, which are both pro-growth and pro-poor. Applying comparative institutional analyses based on the concept of endogenous institutions and institutional changes, and exploring the model of 'development cooperation', the book examines aid effectiveness in a broader context of institution development in the two regions. It offers a new perspective on the institutions-development nexus, alternative to the conventional one with its emphasis of an inevitable institutional convergence to a monolithic universal model. It argues that socially and politically sustainable development involves institutional innovation by developing endogenous institutions, firmly embedded in a local social-political system. The book offers policy lessons from the East Asian experiences with aid-supported infrastructure projects to governments in sub-Saharan Africa, the international aid community, including emerging development partners. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Institutional Evolution through Development Cooperation: An Overview / Machiko Nissanke Nissanke, Machiko, Yasutami Shimomura Shimomura, Yasutami 1

2 Shifting Grounds in Aid Relationships and' Effectiveness Debate: Implications for Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa / Machiko Nissanke Nissanke, Machiko 48

3 The Eastern Seaboard Development Plan and Industrial Cluster in Thailand: A Quantitative Overview / Fumiharu Mieno Mieno, Fumiharu 81

4 The Eastern Seaboard Development Plan of Thailand: Institutional Aspects of the Challenges and Responses / Yasutami Shimomura Shimomura, Yasutami 106

5 ODA and Economic Development in Vietnam: An Assessment of the Transfer of Intangible Resources / Tran Van Tho Tho, Tran Van, Nguyen Anh Duong Duong, Nguyen Anh 124

6 Brantas River Basin Development Plan of Indonesia / Koji Fujimoto Fujimoto, Koji 161

7 Institutional Comparative Study of Brantas (Indonesia) and Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) - and Its Policy Implications / Kazuto Tsuji Tsuji, Kazuto 195

8 China: From an Aid Recipient to an Emerging Major Donor / Takaaki Kobayashi Kobayashi, Takaaki 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137023476

1137023473

OCLC:

825733618