"This book fills an important intellectual gap as most non-Asian researchers know very little about East Asia's OECD/DAC members. This thought-provoking book is essential reading for all who are examining the future of international cooperation in an increasingly uncertain world."

• David Hulme, Professor of Development Studies, University of Manchester

"This is a welcome and timely contribution to the scholarship on the history, politics and outcomes of development co-operation in East Asia. Its substantive content and analytic frameworks will be of interest and value not only for Development Studies but also for Comparative Social Policy studies more generally."

• Rebecca Surender, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford

"Japan-Korea combined efforts would be a far reaching statement economically, intellectually and ethically. It can be a formidable force in support of this region's core aspirations for development and long term stability. Such a role is much awaited."

• Binayak Sen, Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies

"Japan and South Korea have both become increasingly noteworthy players in the field of international development cooperation. Using a comparative perspective, this edited volume explores systematically this important yet under-studied topic."

• Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor, McGill University

This book examines the evolution of foreign aid policy in Japan and South Korea, analyzing policy rationales, institutional developments and policy choices. The book searches for new strategies of international development cooperation in an uncertain world. The book compares two countries' policies in a unique way: pairs of Japanese and Korean scholars examine same policy themes in separate chapters. This book will be of great value to scholars of international development cooperation, public policy and East Asian politics.

Huck-ju Kwon is a Professor at Graduate School of Public Administration in Seoul National University.

Tatsufumi Yamagata is a Professor at the College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University.

Eunju Kim is an Assistant Professor in College of Social Sciences, Hansung University.

Hisahiro Kondoh is a Professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saitama University

Autorentext

Huck-ju Kwon is a Professor at Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University and a Fulbright-Democracy Visiting Scholar at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is the former President of the Korean Association of International Development and Cooperation (KAIDEC).

Tatsufumi Yamagata is a Professor at the College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. He is a former President of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID).

Eunju Kim is an Assistant Professor at College of Social Sciences, Hansung University, Seoul, Korea.

Hisahiro Kondoh is a Professor at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saitama University, Japan

Klappentext

This book examines the evolution of foreign aid policy in Japan and South Korea, analyzing policy rationales, institutional developments and policy choices. The book searches for new strategies of international development cooperation in an uncertain world. The book compares two countries' policies in a unique way: pairs of Japanese and Korean scholars examine same policy themes in separate chapters, contrasting differences and similarities. This book will be of great value to scholars of international development cooperation, public policy and East Asian politics.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction. - Chapter 2. Normative Rationale and Policy Concepts in Japan: Human Security and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy. - Chapter 3. Searching for a normative rationale for Korean ODA Policy: Interest, Self-regards, and Obligation. - Chapter 4. Evolving Mould of Japanese Aid: An environmental explanation. - Chapter 5. Institutional Development toward Development Cooperation and Partnership in South Korea: History, Institutions, and Quantitative Overview. - Chapter 6. Japan and Traditional Donors: Catching up but Staying "Asian". - Chapter 7. Balancing Universal Value and Economic Interest Through Development Cooperation in Korea. - Chapter 8. Civil Society Organizations as Partners and Critics of Japan's Aid Policy. - Chapter 9. Historical Changes of the Roles of Korean Development CSOs and their Challenges for Inclusive Partnership. - Chapter 10. New Partnership with the Private Sector in Japanese Development Cooperation. - Chapter 11. Korea: Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Development. - Chapter 12. A Way Forward to Achieve the SDGs in Japan: Decoupling between Sustainable Development and International Development. - Chapter 13. A Way Forward to Achieve the SDGs in Korea: Reformulating an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Development. - Chapter 14. Conclusions