Topical and Sectoral Studies

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Table of Contents

Summary

1. Profile of the Study Committee

• 1.1 Background
• 1.2 Study Committee Objectives and Investigative Focus
• 1.3 Composition and Features of the Study Committee
• 1.4 Process
• 1.5 The Structur Report

2. The DAC’s New Development Strategy: Vision and Background

• 2.1 Progress in Globalization 5
• 2.2 Globalization and Current Trends in the Developing Countries 6
• 2.3 The Postwar Development Record of the Past 50 Years 9
• 2.4 Visions of Development for the 21st Century

3. Overview of the DAC's New Development Strategy

• 3.1 General Structure of the DAC's New Development Strategy
• 3.2 Seven Goals in Four Sectors
• 3.3 Approaches Adopted by the DAC's New Development Strategy
  • 3.3.1 Multilateral Aid Coordination: A Convergence Point for Efforts in Poverty Alleviation by External Partners
  • 3.3.2 The Country Approach: Tailoring Aid to the Needs of Each Developing Country
  • 3.3.3 The Multisectoral Approach: For Development and Aid Balanced among Sectors
  • 3.3.4 The Comprehensive Approach: Development and Assistance Backed by the Mobilization of Diverse Aid Resources
  • 3.3.5 The Results-Oriented Approach: Measurable Progress Toward Numerically Defined Ends

4. Sectoral Studies 23

• 4.1 Poverty
• 4.2 Education
• 4.3 Health Care
• 4.4 The Environment
• 4.5 Sectoral Study Implications for Japan's ODA
  • 4.5.1 Overall International Aid Coordination
  • 4.5.2 Multisectoral Approaches
  • 4.5.3 The Comprehensive Approach

5. Country Studies

• 5.1 Zimbabwe
• 5.2 Ghana
• 5.3 Cambodia
• 5.4 Country Study Implications for Japan's ODA
  • 5.4.1 Multilateral Aid Coordination for Specific Countries
  • 5.4.2 The Country Approach
  • 5.4.3 The Results-oriented Approach

6. Frameworks for Japan's Assistance in the Context of the DAC's New Development Strategy

• 6.1 Basic Perspectives Concerning the DAC's New Development Strategy
• 6.2 Implementation of the Approaches in the DAC's New Development Strategy
  • 6.2.1 Multilateral Aid Coordination
  • 6.2.2 Country Approach
  • 6.2.3 Results-oriented Approach
  • 6.2.4 Multisectoral Approach
  • 6.2.5 Comprehensive Approach
• 6.3 Assistance Frameworks for Implementation of the DAC's New Development Strategy
  • 6.3.1 Challenges for Japan's Frameworks for Assistance
  • 6.3.2 Assistance Frameworks for a Strengthened Country Approach

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• Table 2.1 The Polarization of Per Capita Income Levels in the Developing World 1965-1995
• Table 2.2 Growth, Inequality, and Poverty
• Table 3.1 Elements of the DAC's New Development Strategy
• Table 4.1 Population Living below US$1 A Day in Developing Countries (1987-1993)

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• Figure 3.1 A Visual Overview of the DAC's New Development Strategy
• Figure 4.1 Relationships Linking Problems in Four Aid Fields
• Bibliography

Documentation

Shaping the 21st Century: The Contribution of Development Co-operation