Belt and Road Economics : Opportunities and Risks of Transport Corridors.
Belt and Road Economics : Opportunities and Risks of Transport Corridors.
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China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013 to improve connectivity and cooperation on a transcontinental scale. This study, by a team of World Bank Group economists led by Michele Ruta, analyzes the economics of the initiative. It assesses the connectivity gaps between economies along the initiative's corridors, examines the costs and economic effects of the infrastructure improvements proposed under the initiative, and identifies complementary policy reforms and institutions that will support welfare maximization and mitigation of risks for participating economies.
9781464814655 39.95 USD
Corruption
Economic Reform
Fiscal Risk
Ports
Railways
Roads
Trade
Transport Corridors
China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013 to improve connectivity and cooperation on a transcontinental scale. This study, by a team of World Bank Group economists led by Michele Ruta, analyzes the economics of the initiative. It assesses the connectivity gaps between economies along the initiative's corridors, examines the costs and economic effects of the infrastructure improvements proposed under the initiative, and identifies complementary policy reforms and institutions that will support welfare maximization and mitigation of risks for participating economies.
9781464814655 39.95 USD
Corruption
Economic Reform
Fiscal Risk
Ports
Railways
Roads
Trade
Transport Corridors