International Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative: A Bottom-Up Approach

International Perspectives on the Belt and Road Initiative examines the BRI from a multi-national perspective, focusing on its relationship to globalism, neo-colonialism, developed vs developing countries, and its impacts on politico-economic development and urban, regional, and spatial systems.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 332 pages
\n Publication date: 31 May 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a significant global-scale international trade expansion and capital investment program since the Second World War. This book explores the multi-national perspectives of the BRI to examine the Chinese government's representation of it as a symbol of peace, cooperation, development, and mutual benefit. With a specific focus on the interrelationship between geopolitics, infrastructure investments, and urban regional development, the book reflects on the experiences of 12 countries, including Iran, Pakistan, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, and Ethiopia, in depth. It examines their economic development levels, political systems, power dynamics, and socio-environmental issues. The book clarifies and contributes new knowledge on the nature of the BRI concerning its relationship to globalism, neo-colonialism, the notion of developed vs developing countries, and their institutions and macro-micro benefits and impacts. It offers a balanced account of the antagonistic geo-political narrative of socio-political conflict and the collaborative framework of real socio-economic flows and development.

The book appeals to academics, researchers, and policy-makers with an interest in the BRI and its impacts on politico-economic development and urban, regional, and spatial systems in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

\n Weight: 668g\n
Dimension: 241 x 161 x 27 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367427320\n \n