Japan and China

A Contest in Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations, Social Science, Sociology

• Author: Koichi Sakamoto
• ISBN: 9789813223752
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication: February 23, 2018
• Imprint: WSPC
• Language: English

Since the opening up of China in 1979, the country had experienced phenomenal economic growth over the decades and overtook Japan as the second-largest economy in 2010. With the establishment of a conservative administration led by Shinzo Abe in December 2012 and Xi Jinping's ascendance to power as the General Secretary of China's ruling party a month earlier, the two countries intensified their commitments in aid to Sub-Saharan Africa. Surveying the Japanese and Chinese aid in Sub-Saharan Africa, this book examines the two Asian giants' policies and achievements in past decades and discusses future directions of their aid initiatives. Japan and China: A Contest in Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa is recommended for those interested in understanding East Asian international relations and contemporary aid trends and issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Contents:

• Aid to Africa by Western Countries
• Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa by Japan
• Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa by China
• Rivalry between Japan and China until Early 2010s
• Contest between Japan and China from 2012 to 2020s
• Concluding Remarks

Readership: Graduate students, practitioners and those interested in understanding East Asian international relations and foreign aid in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Key Features:

• Detailed reports on aid policies by Japan and China in the 2010s
• Comparison of aid policies between Japan and China, and between Asian and Western donors
• Discussion of future directions of aid to Africa by the two Asian giants