Description: Global Perspectives on China's Belt and Road Initiative by Florian Schneider, Matt Ferchen, Mohammadbagher Forough, Richard Ghiasy, Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente, Ingrid d’Hooghe, Cheng-Chwee Kuik, Stacey Links, Sanne van der Lugt, Irma Johanna Mosquera Valderrama The year 2013 saw the launch of the largest, most influential investment initiative in recent memory: Chinas Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This globe-spanning strategy has reshaped local economies and regional networks, and it has become a contested subject for scholars and practitioners alike. How should we make sense of the complex interactions that the BRI has enabled? Understanding these processes requires truly global perspectives alongside careful attention to the role that local actors play in giving shape to individual BRI projects. The contributions in Global Perspectives on Chinas Belt and Road Initiative: Asserting Agency through Regional Connectivity provide both big picture assessments of Chinas role in regional and global interactions and detailed case studies that home in on the role agency plays in BRI dynamics. Written by leading area studies scholars with diverse disciplinary expertise, this book reveals how Chinese efforts to recalibrate the world are taken up, challenged, revamped, and reworked in diverse contexts around the world. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Florian Schneider is Chair Professor of Modern China at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. He is managing editor of Asiascape: Digital Asia and author of numerous books and articles on political communication and media in China. Table of Contents Prelims Acknowledgements 1. Introduction (Florian Schneider) Part I: Global Connectivity 2. Chinas BRI and International Cooperation in Higher Education and Research: A Symbiotic Relationship (Ingrid dHooghe) 3. Understanding Chinas varied choice of agreements and institutions related to the BRI in the areas of Trade, Tax and Development Finance (Michael Sampson, Jue Wang, & Irma Johanna Mosquera Valderrama) Part II: Regional Dynamics 4. The BRI in Latin America: New Wine in Old Bottle? (Matt Ferchen) 5. Ascertaining Agency: Africa and the Belt and Road Initiative (Stacey Links) 6. Parameters and Pathways: Agency in the case of the Southern African Development Community (Stacey Links) 7. Over Hills and Valleys too: Chinas Belt and Road Initiative in the Caribbean (Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente) Part III: Local Actors 8. The Geopolitical Relevance of the BRI: The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in Indonesia (Frans-Paul van der Putten & Mirela Petkova) 9. Elite Legitimation and the Agency of the Host Country: Evidence from Laos, Malaysia, and Thailands BRI Engagement (Cheng-Chwee Kuik) 10. The Two Faces of the China Model: The BRI in Southeast Asia (Matt Ferchen) 11. The Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia: Regional Impact, and the Evolution of Perceptions and Policy Responses (Richard Ghiasy) 12. Geographic Agency: The Case of Iran as a Civilizational Crossroads in the Silk Roads (Mohammadbagher Forough) 13. Exploring the political, economic and social implications of the digital silk road into East Africa: the case of Ethiopia (Sanne van der Lugt) Review "This book strikes a nice balance between examining the breadth of the BRI while providing the depth of analysis necessary to understand local contexts. Unlike similar volumes that only dedicate one or two chapters to Chinas influence outside of Southeast Asia, this book provides a more inclusive global perspective. [...] The detail of the local-level analysis and the geographic scope of BRI activities examined in the book set it apart from the existing literature. Interdisciplinary work is desperately needed to create a flow of information among researchers and across academic departments. This book does just that, showing that instead of retreating into our own departmental echo chambers, we should seek out and celebrate the unique benefits each field contributes to our understanding of the BRI and Chinas impact on the world."- Sarah Sklar, Boston University, The China Journal, No. 87 (2022) Long Description - Examines Chinas near-global BRI from a multitude of diverse perspectives. - Places the agents involved in BRI processes at the centre of analysis. - Is informed by empirical field work in target societies. - Provides both general overviews and detailed case studies. Review Quote "This book strikes a nice balance between examining the breadth of the BRI while providing the depth of analysis necessary to understand local contexts. Unlike similar volumes that only dedicate one or two chapters to Chinas influence outside of Southeast Asia, this book provides a more inclusive global perspective. [...] The detail of the local-level analysis and the geographic scope of BRI activities examined in the book set it apart from the existing literature. Interdisciplinary work is desperately needed to create a flow of information among researchers and across academic departments. This book does just that, showing that instead of retreating into our own departmental echo chambers, we should seek out and celebrate the unique benefits each field contributes to our understanding of the BRI and Chinas impact on the world." - Sarah Sklar, Boston University, The China Journal, No. 87 (2022) Feature - Examines Chinas near-global BRI from a multitude of diverse perspectives. - Places the agents involved in BRI processes at the centre of analysis. - Is informed by empirical field work in target societies. - Provides both general overviews and detailed case studies. Description for Sales People - Examines Chinas near-global BRI from a multitude of diverse perspectives. - Places the agents involved in BRI processes at the centre of analysis. - Is informed by empirical field work in target societies. - Provides both general overviews and detailed case studies. Details ISBN946372785X Publisher Amsterdam University Press Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 946372785X ISBN-13 9789463727853 Format Hardcover DEWEY 382.30951 Publication Date 2021-01-20 UK Release Date 2021-01-20 Imprint Amsterdam University Press Place of Publication Amsterdam Country of Publication Netherlands Illustrations 8 Illustrations, black and white Subtitle Asserting Agency through Regional Connectivity Edited by Florian Schneider Author Irma Johanna Mosquera Valderrama Pages 350 Alternative 9789048553952 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161852741;
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ISBN-13: 9789463727853
Book Title: Global Perspectives on China's Belt and Road Initiative
Number of Pages: 350 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Global Perspectives on China's Belt and Road Initiative: Asserting Agency through Regional Connectivity
Publisher: Cheng-Chwee Kuik, Richard Ghiasy, Sanne van der Lugt, Stacey Links, Mohammadbagher Forough, Irma Johanna Mosquera Valderrama, Ingrid d'Hooghe, Matt Ferchen, Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente, Amsterdam University Press
Publication Year: 2021
Subject: Economics, Government
Item Height: 234 mm
Type: Textbook
Author: Dr. Florian Schneider
Item Width: 156 mm
Format: Hardcover
