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Japan and Africa : globalization and foreign aid in the 21st century / edited by Howard P. Lehman.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Lehman, Howard P.
Series:
Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Economic assistance, Japanese--Africa.
Economic assistance, Japanese.
Japan--Foreign economic relations--Africa.
Japan.
Africa--Foreign economic relations--Japan.
Africa.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (176 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York : Routledge, c2010.
Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Since the early 1990s, Japan has played an increasingly important and influential role in Africa. A primary mechanism that has furthered its influence has been through its foreign aid policies. Japan's primacy, however, has been challenged by changing global conditions related to aid to Africa, including the consolidation of the poverty reduction agenda and China's growing presence in Africa. This book analyzes contemporary political and economic relations in foreign aid policy between Japan and Africa. Primary questions focus on Japan's influence in the African continent, reasons fo
Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: The global politics of Japanese-African relations; 2 An historical analysis of Japan's aid policy in Africa; 3 The Asian economic model in Africa: Japanese developmental lessons for Africa; 4 The ambiguous Japan: Aid experience and the notion of self-help; 5 International debt management: Japan's policy towards Africa; 6 Policy coordination among aid donors: Japan's position from a European perspective
7 Japan and the Poverty Reduction Aid Regime: Challenges and opportunities in assistance for AfricaIndex
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
1-136-95140-7
1-136-95141-5
1-282-65625-2
9786612656255
0-203-84887-X
9780203848876
OCLC:
646788171

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