From a gender perspective, Viet Nam is an interesting case study because it is widely seen as a “globalization” success story where historically the social and political status of women have been high compared with women’s status in many other developing countries. At the same time, there...

"How can the impact of aid be estimated in the presence of fungibility? And how far does fungibility reduce its benefits? These questions are analyzed in a context where a donor wants to target its efforts on a specific sector and specific geographic areas. A traditional...

Die Beiträge der Studie stellen ein Gutachten zu den politischen und wirtschaftlichen Beziehungen zwischen dem Bundesland Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) und den asiatischen Ländern VR China, Japan und Vietnam dar. Das Gutachten wurde im Sommer 2000 für die Staatskanzlei NRW von Studierenden der...

The aim of this paper is to explain the divergent developmental outcomes between South Korea, Taiwan, and South Vietnam. Whilst US aid has correctly been cited as key factor in explaining the rapid post-war development of South Korea and Taiwan, the ultimate failure to establish strong...