1. Does Japan use the Asian
Development Bank to conceal
its mercantilist foreign aid
policy?
Daniel James Watson
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
INAF 100-14
2. A Look at
• Post History
World War II
• Successful Economic Recovery
• Role of Foreign Aid?
• Critical Reviews
3. Modern Japan
• Post-Cold War world motives
• New ODA Charters
• 1992 and 2003
• Current Economic Needs
4. Japan and the ADB
• Influence
– Voting shares
– Key positions
• Data Sets
– Vreeland and Lim
• ADB Remaining Mercantilist
5. Conclusion
• History
– Motivation to “change”
• Current Situation
– Motivation to continue
• The ADB
– Ability to “change” while continuing
• Cover-Up?