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Japanese Policy-making on Issues of North—South Relations

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Japan and the World

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The stability and economic develoment of Third World countries is crucial to Japan’s economic survival, which depends, to a large extent, upon imports of raw materials from and exports of manufactured goods to those countries. No doubt in recognition of this important fact, by 1984 Japan had become the world’s second largest donor of foreign aid. Japanese aid policy nevertheless continues to be criticised on a number of grounds.

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Fukai, S.N. (1988). Japanese Policy-making on Issues of North—South Relations. In: Bernstein, G.L., Fukui, H. (eds) Japan and the World. St Antony’s Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08682-5_11

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