Political Economy of Aid Effectiveness ; a case of Interdependent Model

本项目试图回答有关发展援助，特别是1975年至1995年的日本对外援助的理论和政策问题，使用“相互依存模型”作为假设框架：(1)援助是否有助于捐赠者的政治和经济利益？(2)援助是否有助于受援国的经济增长和公平？第一年是为了检验以前的研究，同时仍然需要使用综合研究回顾和Meta分析。第二年是在微观和宏观两个层面收集关于日本发展援助的经验数据。由于9·11事件，原计划秋季进行的实地考察被推迟到2002年3月。研究仍处于早期阶段，仍有许多工作要做。(1)建立以政策目标为控制变量的援助效果模型。(2)以“相互依赖模型”为理论框架，将微观层面的评价与宏观层面的评价联系起来。(3)开展以政策为导向的理论讨论，特别关注捐赠者的利益和受赠者的需要。

This project tries to answer theoretical and policy-oriented questions concerning development assistance, especially Japanese foreign aid of 1975-1995, using "Interdependent Model" as a hypothetical framework:(1)Does aid-giving contribute to donor's political and economic interests?(2)Does given aid contribute to recipients' economic growth and equity?First year was for examining previous studies, while there are still needs for use of Integrative Research Review and Meta-Analysis left. Second year was of collecting empirical data on Japanese development assistance both at micro and macro levels. Field studies originally planed for the fall were postponed till March 2002 because of the September 11.The research is still at the early stage, and there still are a lot to do. (1)Building model of aid effectiveness with policy objectives as control variables. (2)Relating evaluations at a micro level to ones at a macro level, using "Interdependent Model" as a theoretical framework. (3)Developing a policy-oriented theoretical discussions with special attentions to both donor interests and recipient needs.