Japan’s Foreign Aid Policy in Africa

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. The Evolution of TICAD over the Last 20 Years

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4. Japanese ODA Through the ‘Five’ TICAD Conferences, 1993–2013

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5. TICAD: A Partner or a Partnership Problem?

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6. Japan’s African Diplomacy in Africa: The Interaction of External and Internal Factors

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7. Japan’s South-South Cooperation and Triangular Cooperation in Africa: Implications for TICAD

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8. TICAD in the Context of Foreign Aid Policies of Emerging Powers

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9. Conclusion

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10. Back Matter

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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.

• cooperation
• development
• development aid
• Diplomacy
• interaction
• development policy

• University Lusíada of Porto, Portugal

  Pedro Amakasu Raposo

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.

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