Author : Dennis T. Yasutomo
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312047788
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The New Multilateralism in Japan's Foreign Policy by : Dennis T. Yasutomo
Download or read book The New Multilateralism in Japan's Foreign Policy written by Dennis T. Yasutomo and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1995 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the turbulence and uncertainty of the post-Cold War world, Japan has confronted serious challenges while attempting to contribute to the international political economy. Japan, often characterized as a nation incapable of demonstrating global leadership, has stepped up its diplomatic activism with Official Development Assistance. Whereas bilateral foreign aid policy has received much attention in recent years, multilateral aid has been relatively neglected. Yet it is in international financial institutions that Japan has been forging an activist global diplomacy. Dennis Yasutomo provides the first look at Japan's emerging activism in its multilateral diplomacy. He analyzes, from a comparative perspective, Japanese policies toward three of the flagship multilateral development banks: the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Through the prism of Japan's behavior toward international organizations, developing nations, and the former Soviet Union, this study will introduce the reader to a major stepping stone in understanding Japan's twenty-first-century diplomacy.