1st Edition

Foreign Aid and Development in South Korea and Africa A Comparative Analysis of Economic Growth

By Kelechi A. Kalu, Jiyoung Kim Copyright 2022
292 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

292 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book compares the rapid development of South Korea over the past 70 years with selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa to assess what factors contributed to the country’s success story, and why it is that countries that were comparable in the past continue to experience challenges in achieving and sustaining economic growth. In the 1950s, South Korea’s GDP per capita was $876,... Read more

1. Introduction: Politics, Institutions, Donor and Recipient Relationships

2. South Korea: A Case of Effective Aid

3. Ghana: A Case of Aid Success?

4. The Politics of U.S. Aid to Nigeria

5. Zambia: Aid Dependency and Dependent Development

6. Myanmar: A Sub-Saharan African Case in Southeast Asia

7. A Comparative Analysis of Foreign Aid and Development in South Korea and African Countries

8. Conclusion: Toward Sustainable Donors and Recipients Partnership

Appendix A Macroeconomic Indicators, Selected Countries

Appendix B Top 10 Donors, Selected Countries

Biography

Kelechi A. Kalu is the Founding Vice Provost of International Affairs and Professor of Political Science at The University of California, Riverside, U.S.A. He serves on the Board of Governors for the Congo Basin Institute and as a YALI Ghana Regional Center Global Ambassador.

Jiyoung Kim is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Soongsil University in Seoul, Korea. She serves on the Advisory Committee for Korean Association of International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Korea.