1st Edition

Eastern and Western Ideas for African Growth Diversity and Complementarity in Development Aid

Edited By Kenichi Ohno, Izumi Ohno Copyright 2013
272 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The West and the East approach economic development differently. The Europeans and Americans stress free and fair business climate, promoting private activities generally without picking winners, and improving governance. East Asia is interested in achieving concrete results and projects rather than formal correctness, prioritizing a few sectors for industrialization, and eventual graduation from... Read more

Preface  1. An Overview: Diversity and Complementarity in Development Efforts, Izumi Ohno  2. The East Asian Growth Regime and Political Development, Kenichi Ohno  3. Understanding British Aid to Africa: A Historical Perspective, Tony Killick  4. The Rise of the East: What Does It Mean for Development Studies?, Hubert Schmitz  5. Governance and Development: The Perspective of Growth-enhancing Governance, Mushtaq H. Khan  6. Governance for Growth: Improving International Development through Anglo-Japanese Cooperation, Max Everest-Phillips  7. The Japanese Approach to Growth Support in Developing Countries: Supporting Dynamic Capacity Development, Izumi Ohno  8. The Quality and Productivity Improvement Project in Tunisia: A Comparison of Japanese and EU Approaches, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 9. Strategic Action Initiatives for Economic Development: Trade and Investment Promotion in Zambia, Dato’ J. Jegathesan and Masayoshi Ono 10. Modeling and Sharing Korean Development Expertise for African Growth, Won-Gyu Hwang 11. The Relationship between Aid and Economic Growth: What Aid Strategy Should the Government of Uganda Promote?, Lawrence Kiiza

Biography

Kenichi Ohno is a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo. He was born in Kobe, Japan and holds a PhD in Economics from Stanford University, California. He worked at the International Monetary Fund and taught at the University of Tsukuba and Saitama University before assuming the current position.