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- Proposes a comprehensive empirical method to measure the impact of foreign aid on economic growth
- Uses applied econometric time series analysis to show the influence of foreign aid on a fiscal budget
- Analyzes the relationships among major international aid agencies in the short term and long term
Part of the book series: New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives (NFRSASIPER, volume 50)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book focuses on the impact and effectiveness of foreign aid or official development assistance (ODA) from several aspects, as in the exemplary case of Thailand—factors that are important for formulating growth and fiscal policies to use foreign aid efficiently. Specifically, the book is devoted to analyzing the belief among aid practitioners that foreign aid, aimed mainly at wider access to social infrastructure, is one of the important elements for increasing living standards. Thailand has attained economic growth and poverty reduction while it has been receiving foreign aid for more than 50 years, with Japan providing one of the major portions of that aid. However, there is no established theory in the field of economics and related disciplines about whether foreign aid helps developing countries to improve the livelihoods of the poor. According to the analysis advocated in this book, foreign aid to Thailand contributes to economic growth. Moreover, the Thai government generally has governed foreign aid well and maintained sound management of finance primarily by reducing domestic borrowing as an alternative to foreign aid. The book shows that a kind of inter-dependent strategic relation has been established and managed well among aid agencies. These results, introduced by long-term data, are consistent with widely accepted ideas, while the effect of foreign aid itself is still under discussion. This book is intended to answer the needs of aid donors and policymakers as well as researchers and Ph.D. students. In addition, it suggests that other developing countries following similar policies should look to evidence from Thailand to reinforce their own cases.
Authors and Affiliations
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Faculty of Business Administration, Bunkyo University, Adachi, Japan
Hiroaki Sakurai
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Effects of Foreign Aid
Book Subtitle: Evidence from Thailand
Authors: Hiroaki Sakurai
Series Title: New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2482-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2481-0Published: 20 July 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2484-1Published: 21 July 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2482-7Published: 19 July 2021
Series ISSN: 2199-5974
Series E-ISSN: 2199-5982
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 82
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Regional/Spatial Science, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Asian Economics, Public Economics