Japanese ODA : what type, for whom, and why? / Marie Söderberg -- OECF and the implementation process / Marie Söderberg -- Japanese ODA : the business perspective / Marie Söderberg and Magnus Berg -- Road to development in Thailand / Marie Söderberg -- Power and development in Indonesia / Åsa Malmström -- Power and democracy in the Philippines / Ben Warkentin -- Shipping aid to China / Marie Söderberg -- Rail aid to China / Gang Zhang
Summary
Japan is now the biggest donor of Official Development Assistance (ODA) throughout the world. This study takes a new approach to this subject by focusing on the procedures, methodologies and business mechanisms at the implementation level that influence the process of policy-making in Tokyo. It is also the first study to explore the process of receiving aid, arguing that many of the recipient countries exert considerable influence over the distribution of Japanese foreign aid
