1st Edition

History of Japanese Policies in Education Aid to Developing Countries, 1950s-1990s The Role of the Subgovernmental Processes

By Takao Kamibeppu Copyright 2002
164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

163 Pages
by Routledge

During the half century from the 1950s to the year 2000, Japan emerged as a major international aid donor. In 1989 it became the largest bilateral air donor in the world. How did Japan emerge as a top education aid donor? What external and internal pressures shaped the development of aid policies? What Japanese interests were served? How has the Japanese government exercised a global leadership... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I 1950s–1960s; Chapter 2 The 1950s: Post-War Recovery Efforts as the Foundation of Education Aid; Chapter 3 Japan’s Emergence as a Donor in the Early 1960s and the Development of Education Aid in the Late 1960s; Part II 1970s–1990s; Chapter 4 Subgovernmental Policymaking Processes and Dual Education Aid Systems in the 1970s and the 1980s; Chapter 5 The 1990s: Towards a “Normal” Relationship; Chapter 6 Conclusion;

Biography

Takao Kamibeppu

"Kamibeppu's study provides a comprehensive account of how Japan developed education aid policies over the past five decades... we owe Kamibeppu a debt of gratitude for advancing the study of his nation's education aid policy." -- Education Review