The political economy of Japanese foreign aid: the role of yen loans in China's economic growth and openness. From: Pacific Affairs | Date: March 22, 2006| Author: Takamine, Tsukasa | COPYRIGHT 2006 University of British Columbia. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Introduction

Over the past two decades, China has had the fastest growing economy in the world. During the same period, there has also been significant progression in China's transition from a socialist economy to a market economy and the integration of the Chinese economy into the global economic system. On the other hand, since 1979, of all donor nations and international aid organizations, Japan has been the single largest source of official development assistance (OD...