Eastern and Western Ideas for African Growth: Diversity and Complementarity in Development Aid (Routledge-GRIPS Development Forum Studies)

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Synopsis
The West and the East approach economic development differently. The Europeans and Americans stress free and fair business climate, promoting private activities generally without picking winners, and improving governance. East Asia is interested in achieving concrete results and projects rather than formal correctness, prioritizing a few sectors for industrialization, and eventual graduation from aid. The West mostly shapes shifting strategies of the international donor community while the East has in reality made remarkable progress in industrial catch-up. The two approaches cannot be merged easily but they can be used in proper combination to realize growth and economic transformation. This book proposes more dialogue and complementarity between the two in the development effort of Africa and other regions. In this collected volume, contributed by experts and practitioners from both East and West, the need to introduce Eastern ideas to the global development strategy is emphasized. Analysis of British and other Western donor policies is given while Japanese, Korean, and other Asian approaches are also explained with concrete examples. The concept of governance for growth is presented and the impact of rising China on development studies is contemplated. The practices of industrial policy dialogues and actions assisted by East Asian experts are reported from Tunisia, Zambia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and others. The book should be applicable to all donors, institutions, NGOs and business enterprises engaged in development cooperation.
Copyright:
2013

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
256 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781136778797
Related ISBNs:
9780415687591, 9781138914773, 9780203555644
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
for selection and editorial materials, Kenichi Ohno and Izumi Ohnofor the individual chapters
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Kenichi Ohno
Edited by:
Izumi Ohno

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