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An Approaching Middle
Income Trap: How Vietnam Can Escape It by
VDF, NEU and
supervised by Kenichi Ohno
(December 2014) Vietnam Development Forum in Hanoi, in
cooperation with National Economic University (NEU), published An
Approaching Middle Income Trap: How Vietnam Can Escape It (English &
Vietnamese). Launching seminars were held at NEU and MPI/CIEM. This book
summarizes VDF's research results in the last ten years.
If you would like to purchase the book, please contact us.
forum@grips.ac.jp
  
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GRIPS Discussion Paper
by Izumi Ohno
"Japanese
Development Cooperation in a New Era: Recommendations for Network-Based Cooperation"
(September 2014)
This paper discusses the new era of Japan’s development cooperation from two
perspectives--broader and deeper partnerships with the private sector, as
well as ‘cooperation and competition’ with Asian emerging donors. It
proposes ‘network-based cooperation’ as a central pillar of Japan’s future
development cooperation, based on the analyses of the nature of a new wave
of internationalization of Japanese manufacturing foreign direct investment
(FDI) which involves small-and medium enterprises (SMEs), as well as the
extensive local human and organizational networks accumulated in Asia
through sixty years of Japan’s official development assistance (ODA). Unique
roles of Japan as a mature knowledge partner based on international
comparative analysis and a quality leader in global business activity are
also discussed. Japan should leverage its distinctive strengths in both the
corporate and ODA sectors, and actively embark on the new era of development
cooperation.
Izumi Ohno's Discussion Paper is >>>
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Mission Report to Rwanda
(September 2014) The GRIPS Development
Forum, together with JICA team, visited Kigali during August 5-8, 2014 to
study the features of Rwanda's
remarkable growth in recent years from the perspective of international
comparison of policy methods, and draw lessons for other developing
countries including Ethiopia. Rwanda has made a remarkable history of
economic development during the past two decades. Nevertheless, the current
growth mechanism may not be sufficient to produce private sector-led
development or graduation from aid dependency. This should be enhanced by
the adoption of gemba-based pragmatism, and there appears to be much room
for Japanese contribution in this regard.
Rwanda Mission Report
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Mission Report to Indonesia
(July 2014)
The GRIPS Development Forum, together with researchers from Vietnam, visited
Jakarta, Indonesia (June 16-20) to study the content and organizational
aspects of Indonesia’s industrial policy. Indonesia has well-established
processes for stakeholder consultation and inter-ministerial coordination
for some policy making, as well as a cadre of certain competent leaders and
organizations. The country is also attracting large volume of FDI, thanks to
its sizable domestic market and natural resource endowments. Nevertheless,
in implementation aspects, Indonesia’s policy capability (in such areas as
investment climate, supporting industries and SME promotion) remains weak.
Already, Indonesia seems to have been in “middle-income trap.” Under new
leadership, it is hoped that decisive actions will be taken to strengthen
national industrial competitiveness.
Indonesia Mission Report
(484KB)
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GRIPS Development Forum
Special Seminar "African Manufacturing: Current Status,
Future Prospects and Policy Direction"
Over
(Mar. 2014) GRIPS Development Forum (GDF), supported by JICA, had a special
seminar on "African Manufacturing: Current Status, Future Prospects and
Policy Direction" on Friday, 7 March at GRIPS. GDF invited leading
experts from the African Center for Economic Transformation
(ACET) and the World Bank, to discuss the present and future of African
Manufacturing and the roles that policy and international cooperation must
play.
For the details >>> here
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