Japan's aid: lessons for economic growth, development and political economy

1. Introduction : a comprehensive examination of Japan's aid -- 2. Japan's remarkable catch up and the founding principles of its ODA policy -- 3. The role of oda in Japan's economic success story -- 4. Case studies of Japan's ODA, exports and diplomatic relations in developing Asia -- 5. The aid discourse and the evolution of Japan's aid policy -- 6. The influence of ODA and economic ties on the perception of foreign governments : the case of Japan and other major donors -- 7. Japan's aid : its effects on economic growth in recipient countries with a comparison to other donors -- 8. Lessons and implications of Japan's aid.

In the twentieth century Japan emerged as one of the world's leading economic powers: rising from wartime destruction to a leading economic engine in world markets. Japan's economic aid policy, beginning with war reparations following its defeat in World War II, became a vehicle to help achieve this economic success. As the country continued to flourish, economic aid also became a means of expanding the country's influence in an era of increasing globalization, providing an alternative strategy for helping developing nations escape the traps of poverty: a strategy drawn from its own experience