Comparing Public Attitudes towards Aid to Developing Countries between 'Traditional' and 'Emerging' Donors: The Case of Japan and Korea

Abstract

This article explores public attitudes towards aid to developing countries in 'traditional' donors and 'emerging' donors, taking Japan as an example of the former and Korea as one of the latter. Analyses of comparative social survey data show differences and similarities between the attitudes harboured by the respondents in the two countries. Although previous cross-national studies included only traditional donors in their analyses, the results of this study reveal the need to focus on the attitude towards aid in emerging donors, especially given their increasing presence in the international aid community.