1st Edition

International Aid and South Korea Experience from Recipient to Donor

Edited By Sojin Lim Copyright 2025
154 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores South Korea’s experience as an aid recipient, as an aid donor, and as an inter‑Korea aid provider. Analysing case studies of international aid both received and dispensed by South Korea, from the end of the Korean War until the present day, this collection provides a novel lens through which to explore South Korea’s development pathway. While it examines the cases of Italian... Read more

1. From ‘Donor’ to ‘Friend’: Italy's Humanitarian Aid and South Korea’s Middle Power Diplomacy in the Wake of the Korean War

Marco Zappa

2. German Economic Advisory Group (DVB) to Korea, 19621968

Max Altenhofen

3. Towards Global Cooperation and Justice: Korean Aid and Beyond

Jae-Eun Noh

4. Analysis of KOICA under Gender Mainstreaming Approach: A Case Study in Darkhan, Mongolia

Patricia Chica-Morales and Antonio J. Doménech

5. Implementing the Han River Miracle in the Mekong Basin? South Korea’s Economic Development Policies towards the Mekong River Basin Nations

Juhee Jeong

6. Altruism or Ulterior Motives? South Korean Aid towards North Korea’s Sustainable Development

Queralt Boadella-Prunell and Lauren Eloise Robertson

Biography

Sojin Lim is a Professor (Reader) at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. She is the author of articles and book chapters on Sustainable Development and Political Economy. Her recent publication includes her monograph International Aid and Sustainable Development in North Korea: A Country Left Behind with Cloaked Society (2023). She frequently discusses changes in the Korean Peninsula in media interviews.