Main characteristics of Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) flows

Furuoka, Fumitaka (2009): Main characteristics of Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) flows.

Abstract

At the end of the 1990s, the Japanese government distributed annually more than US$10 billion as foreign aid directly or indirectly to developing countries. Japan’s ODA can be divided into the following four groups: 1) Bilateral Grants, 2) Technical Co-operation, 3) Multilateral Aid, and 4) Bilateral Loans. In 2001, Bilateral Grants made up 19.3 percent of Japan’s total ODA budget; Technical Co-operation constituted 29.7 percent; Multilateral Aid and Bilateral Loans accounted for 24.7 percent and 26.3 percent, respectively. There have been criticisms that Japanese ODA loans have been provided mainly for economic infrastructure projects only. In response to these criticisms, the Japanese government claims to have made efforts to channel these loans into various social sectors, such as agricultural projects or rural development.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Foreign Aid, Japan
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F3 - International Finance > F35 - Foreign Aid

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