Unraveling the Belt and Road Initiative: China’s Motives and Impacts on Development

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Brief Overview

We investigate China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects, from project identification to post-construction management. We argue that BRI is best understood as an effort to create business activities for Chinese companies outside of China.

Authors

• Jonas Gamso, Arizona State University

• Michael Moffett, Arizona State University