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

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon, England ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.91/5206
• Soggetto topico: Economic assistance, Japanese - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Japan Foreign economic relations Africa; Africa Foreign economic relations Japan
• Altri autori: LehmanHoward P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Japan and Africa
• ISBN: 1-136-95140-7; 1-136-95141-5; 1-282-65625-2; 9786612656255; 0-203-84887-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828857503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series