Topical and Sectoral Studies

Institute for International Cooperation
Japan International Cooperation Agency

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Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 Relationship between PRSPs and Japan's ODA Country Policies, JICA Country Programs and Project Request Surveys

• 1. The position of PRSPs in relation to Japan's ODA Country Policies, JICA Country Programs and Project Request Surveys
  • 1.1. Relationship between Japan's ODA Country Policies, JICA Country Programs and Project Request Surveys
  • 1.2. Relationship between the PRSP and Japan's ODA Country Policy, JICA Country Program and Project Request Survey
• 2. Key factors in the preparation of the Japan's ODA Country Policy, JICA Country Program and Project Request Survey
  • 2.1. Japan's ODA Country Policy
  • 2.2. JICA Country Program
  • 2.3. Project Request Survey

Chapter 2 PRSP and aid coordination

• 1. The significance of aid coordination and trends in its implementation
  • 1.1. Traditional aid cooperation
  • 1.2. Characteristics of aid coordination in Japan
  • 1.3. Recent changes in aid coordination
• 2. Discussion on aid modality
  • 2.1. "Projects are to be coordinated at the sectoral level."
  • 2.2. Common Funds and Direct Budget Support
  • 2.3. "Technical cooperation is not useful."
  • 2.4. "Provide aid without displaying the national flag."
  • 2.5. From Off-budget to On-budget
  • 2.6. "The predictability of aid is important."
  • 2.7. Harmonization of procedures
• 3. The nature of aid coordination in the future
  • 3.1. Preparation and implementation of JICA Country Programs beyond schemes
  • 3.2. Transfer of authority to JICA offices in developing countries
  • 3.3. Explaining Japan's viewpoint
  • 3.4. Procurement and utilization of human resources
  • 3.5. Preliminary discussions and close contact with other donors
• 4. Future directions

Chapter 3 Project aid and program aid: Considerations regarding the implementation of" program aid" by JICA

• 1. Issues in project aid
• 2. What is "program aid"?
  • 2.1. Definition of program aid
  • 2.2. Characteristics of program aid and problems in its implementation
• 3. JICA cooperation and program aid
  • 3.1. Technical cooperation and program aid
  • 3.2. The implementation of program aid by Japan
  • 3.3. JICA's approach to sector programs
  • 3.4. Problem of recurrent costs
• 4. Grant aid and program aid
  • 4.1. Sector programs using grant aid and JICA's role
  • 4.2. Management of public expenditures in the recipient country and Japan's grant aid
• 5. Future directions

Chapter 4 Perspectives on considering the characteristics of each country

• 1. Relationship between poverty reduction and economic growth
• 2. Examples of a typology

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