Challenges faced by Chinese firms implementing the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: Evidence from three railway projects

In 2013, China launched its ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI) as a major effort to enhance international trade and economic development. An important feature of the BRI is that it supports free trade regimes and a world economy based upon open regional cooperation. The concept of BRI involves establi...

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Autores principales:	Lingfei Weng, Lan Xue, Jeffrey Sayer, Rebecca Anne Riggs, James Douglas Langston, Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	The Belt and Road Initiative Chinese overseas firms Chinese development impacts Railways Cities. Urban geography GF125 Urbanization. City and country HT361-384
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:88af58095b6e4dfdbd8fecc36dbc16a72021-12-02T05:03:36ZChallenges faced by Chinese firms implementing the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: Evidence from three railway projects2590-051X10.1016/j.resglo.2021.100074https://doaj.org/article/88af58095b6e4dfdbd8fecc36dbc16a72021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590051X21000393https://doaj.org/toc/2590-051XIn 2013, China launched its ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI) as a major effort to enhance international trade and economic development. An important feature of the BRI is that it supports free trade regimes and a world economy based upon open regional cooperation. The concept of BRI involves establishing a transport route between China and participating countries to provide more profitable trade and investment corridors. There are few comprehensive studies examining the social and environmental impact on development in recipient countries. To address this gap, this study gathered empirical evidence on railroad projects in three key countries: Indonesia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The comparative analysis revealed that while political leaders signed agreements that welcomed China’s BRI in support of their national transport development plans, the implementation of these ambitious infrastructure projects faced significant management and operational challenges that had not been foreseen by the Chinese partners. More effective implementation of BRI infrastructure projects in the future will require better understandings of governance, specifically through harmonization with the cultural, institutional and political contexts in partner countries. Social and cultural characteristics of the countries where Chinese firms are working need to be well understood if sustainable and inclusive benefits from the BRI infrastructure projects are to be delivered. Further research on the benefits gained by local people living in the areas affected by the BRI investments is needed.Lingfei WengLan XueJeffrey SayerRebecca Anne RiggsJames Douglas LangstonAgni Klintuni BoedhihartonoElsevierarticleThe Belt and Road InitiativeChinese overseas firmsChinese development impactsRailwaysCities. Urban geographyGF125Urbanization. City and countryHT361-384ENResearch in Globalization, Vol 3, Iss , Pp 100074- (2021)
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topic	The Belt and Road Initiative Chinese overseas firms Chinese development impacts Railways Cities. Urban geography GF125 Urbanization. City and country HT361-384
spellingShingle	The Belt and Road Initiative Chinese overseas firms Chinese development impacts Railways Cities. Urban geography GF125 Urbanization. City and country HT361-384 Lingfei Weng Lan Xue Jeffrey Sayer Rebecca Anne Riggs James Douglas Langston Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono Challenges faced by Chinese firms implementing the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: Evidence from three railway projects
description	In 2013, China launched its ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI) as a major effort to enhance international trade and economic development. An important feature of the BRI is that it supports free trade regimes and a world economy based upon open regional cooperation. The concept of BRI involves establishing a transport route between China and participating countries to provide more profitable trade and investment corridors. There are few comprehensive studies examining the social and environmental impact on development in recipient countries. To address this gap, this study gathered empirical evidence on railroad projects in three key countries: Indonesia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. The comparative analysis revealed that while political leaders signed agreements that welcomed China’s BRI in support of their national transport development plans, the implementation of these ambitious infrastructure projects faced significant management and operational challenges that had not been foreseen by the Chinese partners. More effective implementation of BRI infrastructure projects in the future will require better understandings of governance, specifically through harmonization with the cultural, institutional and political contexts in partner countries. Social and cultural characteristics of the countries where Chinese firms are working need to be well understood if sustainable and inclusive benefits from the BRI infrastructure projects are to be delivered. Further research on the benefits gained by local people living in the areas affected by the BRI investments is needed.
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title	Challenges faced by Chinese firms implementing the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: Evidence from three railway projects
title_short	Challenges faced by Chinese firms implementing the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: Evidence from three railway projects
title_full	Challenges faced by Chinese firms implementing the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: Evidence from three railway projects
title_fullStr	Challenges faced by Chinese firms implementing the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: Evidence from three railway projects
title_full_unstemmed	Challenges faced by Chinese firms implementing the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: Evidence from three railway projects
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Challenges faced by Chinese firms implementing the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’: Evidence from three railway projects

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