Japan''s Foreign Aid Policy in Africa - Evaluating the Ticad Process

Informationen zum Autor Pedro Amakasu Raposo earned his Ph.D in Economics from Okayama University and in Policy Studies from Nanzan University, Japan. An assistant professor at the University Lusíada, Portugal, he specializes in international relations, security studies, and development cooperation of Asian countries in relation to Africa, focusing on Japan and Africa's relationship. Klappentext Japan's Foreign Aid Policy in Africa seeks to evaluate TICAD's intellectual contribution to and its development practices regarding Africa over the past 20 years. A central conclusion is that, while TICAD bureaucrats lacked agency to support Japanese companies in Africa, the model of emerging powers partnerships has expanded in Africa. Zusammenfassung Japan's Foreign Aid Policy in Africa seeks to evaluate TICAD's intellectual contribution to and its development practices regarding Africa over the past 20 years. A central conclusion is that! while TICAD bureaucrats lacked agency to support Japanese companies in Africa! the model of emerging powers partnerships has expanded in Africa. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Evolution of TICAD over the Last 20 Years 2. Japanese ODA through the Five TICAD conferences, 1993-2013 3. TICAD: A Partner or a Partnership Problem? 4. Japan's African diplomacy to Africa: The Interaction of External and Internal Factors 5. Japan's South-South Cooperation and Triangular Cooperation in Africa: Implications for TICAD 6. The TICAD in the Context of Foreign Aid Policies of Emerging Powers Conclusion

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• Authors: Pedro Amakasu Raposo, Kenneth A Loparo, Kenneth A. Loparo, P. Amakasu Raposo, Pedro Amakasu Raposo
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2014
• EAN: 9781137493972
• ISBN: 978-1-137-49397-2
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; C, Economic Policy, Asia, Africa, International Relations, Politics & government, Economic development, Diplomacy, Development policy, African Politics, Development Studies, Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Asia—Politics and government, Asian Politics, Africa—Politics and government