DIC196 Trends in Development Assistance Series 2 Global ODA since the Monterrey Conference Edited by AKIYAMA Takamasa KONDO Masanori Global ODA since the Monterrey Conference The Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID) was established in April 1990. FASID and its affiliate, International Development Research Institute (IDRI), conduct research, facilitate interaction among researchers and practitioners, and offer train- ing programs to development specialists. These activities are aimed for improvement in the quality of development programs and policies. Copyright © 2003 by FASID Published in 2003 in Japan by the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development, 1-6-17 Kudan-minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074, Japan e-mail :
[email protected] URL : http://www.fasid.or.jp Foreword Naonobu Minato Acting Director, International Development Research Institute, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development This is the second volume in the series Trends in International Assistance, edited and published by the International Development Research Institute (IDRI) of the Foundation for Advanced Studies in International Development (FASID). IDRI follows trends and issues in international development assistance through research, analysis and discussions arranged and organized by its Development Assistance Study Unit. The first volume in the series, published in 2002, reviewed the history of development assistance theory and practice since World War II through an examination of the strategies and activities of mainly one influential organi- zation, the World Bank. This second volume focuses on the present and on a range of major players. It offers in-depth analyses of key current trends in the development assistance programs and policies of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the governments of Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, as well as the World Bank.