| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 16 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction. -- Central Asia, "connectivity," and China's rise. -- Political challenges: stability of distributional conflicts. -- Governance challenges. -- Conclusions and further research questions. -- About the author |
| Summary |
China's OBOR has generated a wave of commentary and speculation about its potential transformative impact. This essay has suggested that while prevailing geopolitical and developmental perspectives are important, a political economy perspective that focuses on how externally funded projects interact with local political agendas, networks, and cleavages is critical for understanding OBOR's likely future impact. Recent experiences in Central Asia suggest that while OBOR has the potential to fund valuable new transit infrastructure, it also risks stirring domestic political competition, fueling networks of graft and rent-seeking, and not fulfilling its transformative potential. In fact, similar sectoral investments may well have different political and social effects, depending upon prevailing political and governance condition in the target country. In particular, three issues seem to be especially relevant for both researchers and policymakers |
| Notes |
"A report of the CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy"--Cover |
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"October 2016." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF cover page (CSIS, viewed November 29, 2017) |
| Subject |
International economic relations -- Political aspects.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Foreign economic relations -- Political aspects -- Asia
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| Subject |
Asia.
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China.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), publisher.
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