공적개발원조(ODA)의 목적에 관한 진화론적 담론:

An Evolutionary Discourse on the Objectives of ODA: With Relevance to Donors National Interests

The objective of ODA is to contribute to economic development and the welfare of developing countries. However, being international transactions with the use of taxpayers money, ODA also carries the nature and structural role that make it inseparable from donor s national interests. Thus, the objectives of ODA can be categorized into four: recipient countries development, humanitarian assistance, donor countries security, and donor countries economic gains. Each of the four ODA objectives is not only an objective in its own right but also a means to achieving the others. They are interdependent. Furthermore, historically the objectives of ODA were not fixed but have been continuously redefined in response to changes in the historical, political, economic, socio-cultural conditions in both donor and recipient countries. Beginning as a temporary diplomatic tool in the face of Cold War, ODA has evolved over time as a tool to promote recipient countries development. One implicaton of this evolutionary nature of ODA is that support for ODA in developed countries is conditional upon its effectiveness. In proportion to increase in ODA, demand for ODA effectiveness will also rise in the future. To that effect, it is necessary to enhance organizational capacity to manage ODA more efficiently