The disbursement pattern of Japanese foreign aid: A reappraisal

Journal of East Asian Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-248

  Tuman, John P ^a   Strand, Jonathan R ^a   Emmert, Craig F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Determinants; Foreign aid; Gaiatsu; Human rights; Humanitarianism; International relations; Neorealism; Official development assistance (ODA); US Japan relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949172532     PISSN: 15982408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S159824080000299X     Document Type: Article

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