OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Japan 2020

OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews: Japan 2020

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2020-10-12

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 926433128X

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Japan combines diplomatic, peace and development efforts to achieve sustainable development and implements the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a whole-of-society approach. It values self-reliant development, country ownership and the mutual benefits of development co-operation for Japan and its partner countries.


Development Co-operation Report 2021 Shaping a Just Digital Transformation

Development Co-operation Report 2021 Shaping a Just Digital Transformation

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-12-21

Total Pages: 503

ISBN-13: 9264856862

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Digital transformation is revolutionising economies and societies with rapid technological advances in AI, robotics and the Internet of Things. Low and middle-income countries are struggling to gain a foothold in the global digital economy in the face of limited digital capacity, skills, and fragmented global and regional rules.


Assessing Aid

Assessing Aid

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Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780195211238

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Assessing Aid determines that the effectiveness of aid is not decided by the amount received but rather the institutional and policy environment into which it is accepted. It examines how development assistance can be more effective at reducing global poverty and gives five mainrecommendations for making aid more effective: targeting financial aid to poor countries with good policies and strong economic management; providing policy-based aid to demonstrated reformers; using simpler instruments to transfer resources to countries with sound management; focusing projects oncreating and transmitting knowledge and capacity; and rethinking the internal incentives of aid agencies.


Japan’s Development Assistance

Japan’s Development Assistance

Author: Yasutami Shimomura

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 1137505389

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Once the world's largest ODA provider, contemporary Japan seems much less visible in international development. However, this book demonstrates that Japan, with its own aid philosophy, experiences, and models of aid, has ample lessons to offer to the international community as the latter seeks new paradigms of development cooperation.