5. Aid, Institutional Quality, and Taxation: Some Challenges for the International Cooperation System

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Antonio Alonso ◽  
Carlos Garcimartín ◽  
Víctor Martín
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Cooperation System

Translating Sustainable Development: The Greening of Japan's Bilateral International Cooperation

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soyeun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Individual Country ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Institutional Learning ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
Development Paradigm ◽  
Cooperation System

This article considers how the sustainable development paradigm of the 1990s has been transferred from Western donor circles to a non-Western donor, Japan, and has been “translated” in the implementation of Japan's international cooperation policy. In so doing, the article discusses issues of “greening” with relation to foreign aid, and more specifically Japan's bilateral international cooperation. It highlights how dynamics of cultural politics specific to an individual country (i.e. Japan) condition the ways in which its perception and practice of “sustainable development” unfold across time and space, and between a multitude of state and nonstate actors that crisscross national boundaries. Such conditions, in turn, emphasize the importance of understanding different ways of institutional learning (or adaptation) in Japan's international cooperation system for dealing with the socio-environmental aspects of its projects.

scholarly journals THE RISE OF NON-STATE ACTORS IN THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION SYSTEM: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THEIR INTERACTION WITHIN THE DG DEVCO, FROM EUROPEAN UNION, AND THE ABC, FROM MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosana Corrêa Tomazini
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Development ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Foreign Affairs ◽  
Directorate General ◽  
State Actors ◽  
Cooperation System ◽  
International Development Cooperation

AbstractOne of major changes the world politics has witnessed, during the past three decades, is related to the rising of non-state actors influence in different international domains, such as the international development cooperation system. These actors play now a key role in the global governance, influencing a variety of agendas. Some international organizations promote a significant relationship with non-state actors, such as the Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), from European Union (EU). Other institutions need improvements in this aspect, like the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC – Agência Brasileira de Cooperação), from Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brazil. In this context, the proposed article aims to analyze and compare the different sorts of non-state actors interactions within the international development cooperation system, mainly through DG DEVCO (EU) and ABC (Brazil). Were non-state actors able to change the architecture of international development cooperation agenda within these two referred institutions? What kinds of changes they have promoted so far? These are some of the questions the proposed article aims to answer.Key Words: International Cooperation, Non-State Actors, European Union, Brazil-----A ascensão de atores não-estatais no sistema de Cooperação Internacional para o Desenvolvimento: uma análise comparativa entre suas interações com a DG-DEVCO, da União Europeia, e a ABC, do Ministério das Relações Exteriores do BrasilResumoUm dos maiores desafios que a política mundial tem presenciado, durante as últimas três décadas, está relacionado à ascensão da influência de atores não-estatais em diferentes domínios do sistema internacional, como no sistema da cooperação internacional para o desenvolvimento. Esses atores têm agora um papel fulcral na governança global, influenciando uma variedade de agendas. Alguns organismos internacionais promovem significante relação com atores não-estatais, como a Direção Geral para a Cooperação Internacional e o Desenvolvimento (DG DEVCO), da União Europeia (UE). Outras instituições precisam de aprimoramentos, como a Agência Brasileira de Cooperação (ABC) do Ministério das Relações Exteriores do Brasil. Nesse contexto, o presente artigo se propõe analisar e comparar diferentes interações com atores não-estatais no sistema de cooperação internacional para o desenvolvimento, notadamente por meio da DG DEVCO (UE) e ABC (Brasil). São os atores não-estatais capazes de mudar a arquitetura da cooperação internacional para o desenvolvimento no âmbito das duas instituições referidas? Que tipo de mudanças foram capazes de promover até o momento? Essas são algumas das questões que o presente artigo pretende responder. Palavras-Chave: Cooperação Internacional, Atores Não-Estatais, União Europeia, Brasil AbstractOne of major changes the world politics has witnessed, during the past three decades, is related to the rising of non-state actors influence in different international domains, such as the international development cooperation system. These actors play now a key role in the global governance, influencing a variety of agendas. Some international organizations promote a significant relationship with non-state actors, such as the Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), from European Union (EU). Other institutions need improvements in this aspect, like the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC – Agência Brasileira de Cooperação), from Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brazil. In this context, the proposed article aims to analyze and compare the different sorts of non-state actors interactions within the international development cooperation system, mainly through DG DEVCO (EU) and ABC (Brazil). Were non-state actors able to change the architecture of international development cooperation agenda within these two referred institutions? What kinds of changes they have promoted so far? These are some of the questions the proposed article aims to answer.Key Words: International Cooperation, Non-State Actors, European Union, Brazil   

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