Promoting Development: The Political Economy of East Asian Foreign Aid (Development Cooperation and Non-Traditional Security in the Asia-Pacific)

This book offers a new approach to studying foreign aid in the 21 st century. While most analysts focus on the differences between traditional and emerging donors, Stallings and Kim here argue that a more important distinction is between East Asian donors and their western counterparts. Asian donors – Japan, South Korea, and China – cross the traditional and emerging divide and demonstrate a particular approach to development that draws on their own dramatic success. As East Asia continues its upward trajectory of economic development, the politics of aid can reveal surprising truths about the objectives and mechanisms of soft power and diplomacy in creating new networks in the region. This book will be of interest to NGO workers, scholars, and students of international relations, a critical part of research into Asia's rise and the emerging spheres of influence. Promoting Development 4 Preface 6 Book Summary 9 Contents 10 List of Abbreviations 12 List of Figures 16 List of Tables 17 1 Asian versus Western Modes of Foreign Aid 20 What Others Have Said 24 Traditional (Western) Donors 25 Emerging Donors 29 Asian Donors 31 Propositions 35 Asian versus Western Donors: A Look at the Data 36 Asian Donors to Non-Asian Countries 43 A Look Ahead 45 2 Japan as a Traditional Donor in the Asian Mode 46 Historical Background 48 Goals of Japanese Foreign Aid 55 Aid Volume and Characteristics 60 Aid Volume 60 Geographical Allocation 63 Sectoral Allocation 63 Aid Modalities 65 ODA and Other Resource Flows 70 Aid to East Asia 73 Aid, Organization, and Domestic Politics 76 The Aid Agencies 78 Relations with Government and Political Parties 80 Relations with Business 82 Public Opinion 84 Links with International and Regional Aid Systems 87 International Aid System 87 Regional Aid Systems 92 Conclusions 97 3 South Korea as an Emerging Asian Donor 99 Historical Background 101 Goals of South Korean Foreign Aid 105 Analysis of Aid Determinants of South Korea 107 Aid Volume and Characteristics 108 Aid, Organization, and Domestic Politics 119 Links with International and Regional Aid Systems 125 South Korea and Southeast Asia 125 Economic Assistance to North Korea 128 South Korea and International Meetings 129 Conclusions 132 4 China as a Non-Traditional Asian Donor 135 Historical Background 137 Goals of Chinese Aid 143 Aid Volume and Characteristics 146 Volume of Resources 146 Allocation of ODA and FDI 149 Allocation by Sector 152 Main Country Recipients of Chinese Resources 154 North Korea 156 Laos 157 Cambodia 159 Myanmar 160 Aid, Organization, and Domestic Politics 161 The Aid Agencies 162 Relations with the Rest of the Government 165 Relations with Firms and Contractors 167 Public Opinion 169 Links with International and Regional Aid Systems 171 International Aid System 171 Regional Aid System 176 Conclusions 179 5 Vietnam as an Asian Recipient of Aid 181 Historical Background 183 Doi moi and the Changes in Vietnam 186 Foreign Aid and Other International Resource Flows 194 Volume and Allocation of International Resources 194 Major Asian Donors and Investors 198 Interaction among Donors 204 Vietnam and its Donors 207 Government Organization of Foreign Aid 208 Donor Interactions with the Government 211 Changes with Middle-Income Status 214 Conclusions 216 6 Toward an Evaluation of East Asian Aid 221 Foreign Resources, Investment, and Growth 223 Foreign Resources, Trade, and Growth 228 Infrastructure 229 Exports 231 Supply Chains 234 Social Investment 236 Conclusions 238 7 Conclusions: East Asia and the Future of Foreign Aid 241 An East Asian Mode of Foreign Aid 242 Development and Integration in East Asia 245 Export of the Asian Development Model 247 Evaluation of East Asian Aid 249 East Asia and the Future of Foreign Aid 252 References 255 Books and Articles 255 Websites 274 Index 276 Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Asian versus Western Modes of Foreign Aid....Pages 1-26 Japan as a Traditional Donor in the Asian Mode....Pages 27-79 South Korea as an Emerging Asian Donor....Pages 81-116 China as a Non-Traditional Asian Donor....Pages 117-162 Vietnam as an Asian Recipient of Aid....Pages 163-202 Toward an Evaluation of East Asian Aid....Pages 203-222 Conclusions: East Asia and the Future of Foreign Aid....Pages 223-236 Back Matter....Pages 237-271 Barbara Stallings, Eun Mee Kim. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 237-257) And Index.