International Development Cooperation of Japan and South Korea

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxviii

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2. Policy Rationale and Evolution of the Development Institutions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Policy Concepts and Normative Rationales in Japan’s Foreign Aid: Human Security, TICAD, and Free and Open Indo-Pacific

      • Shinichi Takeuchi

      Pages 3-22

   3. Reflection on a Normative Rationale for Korean ODA Policy: Duty, Self-Regards, and Obligation

      • Huck-ju Kwon

      Pages 23-43

   4. Pivotal Moments in Japanese ODA: Circa 1950–2010

      • Jin Sato

      Pages 45-72

   5. South Korea’s Foreign Aid as a Foreign Policy Instrument

      • Jisun Song, Eun Mee Kim

      Pages 73-101

3. Role of Private Sectors in Development Cooperation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103

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   2. Quest for Sublation of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction: Dual Features of Japan’s Aid in the Post-Cold War Era and After

      • Hyomin Jung, Motoki Takahashi

      Pages 105-128

   3. Balancing Universal Values and Economic Interests Through Development Cooperation in Korea

      • Eunju Kim

      Pages 129-148

   4. New Partnership with the Private Sector in Japanese Development Cooperation

      • Izumi Ohno, Sayoko Uesu

      Pages 149-178

   5. Science, Technology, and Innovation in Sustainable Development Cooperation: Theories and Practices in South Korea

      • Kyung Ryul Park

      Pages 179-208

4. Emerging Agendas and New Challenges for International Development

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209

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   2. Civil Society Organizations as Partners and Critics of Japan’s Aid Policy

      • Akio Takayanagi

      Pages 211-236

   3. The Government–Civil Society Relationship in Korean International Development Cooperation from a Historical Perspective

      • Sung Gyu Kim, Jiyoung Hong

      Pages 237-257

   4. Japan’s Approach to the SDGs: Decoupling Between the SDGs and International Development

      • Tatsufumi Yamagata

      Pages 259-282

   5. A Way Forward to Achieve the SDGs in Korea: Reformulating an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Development

      • Taekyoon Kim, Bo Kyung Kim

      Pages 283-311

5. Back Matter

   Pages 313-334

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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.

• International Development
• Strategies
• Policy
• Cooperation
• Environment

“This book traces the evolution of Japanese and Korean development cooperation and explores their future roles. It 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 and foreign aid in an increasingly uncertain world.” (David Hulme, Professor of Development Studies, University of Manchester, UK)

“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, UK)

“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, Bangladesh)

“Japan and South Korea have both become increasingly noteworthy players in the field of international development cooperation. Using a comparative perspective and featuring chapters written by recognized country experts, this edited volume explores systematically this important yet under-studied topic. Scholars and practitioners of international development interested in East Asia should read and engage with is rich and excellent volume.” (Daniel Béland, James McGill Professor, McGill University, Canada)

• Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

  Huck-ju Kwon

• Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Japan

  Tatsufumi Yamagata

• Hansung University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

  Eunju Kim

• Saitama University, Saitama, Japan

  Hisahiro Kondoh

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

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