ABSTRACT
Figure 4.1 illustrates aid flows from the Japanese Government to the less developed countries and to multilateral agencies. The four main categories of aid-capital grants, technical assistance, multilateral and bilateral loans-were all separate, with distinct patterns of administrative control. The chart shows clearly how the implementing agencies channelled funds to multilateral and bilateral projects and how home ministries controlled these flows. Consultants and private enterprise helped survey and finance projects, and Japanese missions in recipient countries transmitted information between Japan, recipients and project management teams in the developing country. MITI, the MOF and the MFA were the ministries most actively involved in the aid process.
