Belt and Road Economics : Opportunities and Risks of 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 i...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2019
Subjects:	BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE TRANSPORT CORRIDORS PORTS ROADS RAILWAYS TRADE TRADE LOGISTICS DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE POVERTY WELFARE EFFECTS REGIONAL INTEGRATION TRADE AGREEMENTS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT INCLUSIVE GROWTH LABOR ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY FISCAL RISK PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CORRUPTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ECONOMIC REFORM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/715511560787699851/Belt-and-Road-Economics-Opportunities-and-Risks-of-Transport-Corridors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31878

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spelling	okr-10986-318782021-04-23T14:05:11Z Belt and Road Economics : Opportunities and Risks of Transport Corridors World Bank BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE TRANSPORT CORRIDORS PORTS ROADS RAILWAYS TRADE TRADE LOGISTICS DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE POVERTY WELFARE EFFECTS REGIONAL INTEGRATION TRADE AGREEMENTS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT INCLUSIVE GROWTH LABOR ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY FISCAL RISK PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CORRUPTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ECONOMIC REFORM 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. 2019-06-14T14:56:19Z 2019-06-14T14:56:19Z 2019-06-18 Book http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/715511560787699851/Belt-and-Road-Economics-Opportunities-and-Risks-of-Transport-Corridors 978-1-4648-1392-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31878 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication East Asia and Pacific Europe and Central Asia South Asia Central Asia East Asia South Asia China
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spellingShingle	BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE TRANSPORT CORRIDORS PORTS ROADS RAILWAYS TRADE TRADE LOGISTICS DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE POVERTY WELFARE EFFECTS REGIONAL INTEGRATION TRADE AGREEMENTS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT INCLUSIVE GROWTH LABOR ADJUSTMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY FISCAL RISK PUBLIC PROCUREMENT CORRUPTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ECONOMIC REFORM World Bank Belt and Road Economics : Opportunities and Risks of Transport Corridors
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description	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.
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title	Belt and Road Economics : Opportunities and Risks of Transport Corridors
title_short	Belt and Road Economics : Opportunities and Risks of Transport Corridors
title_full	Belt and Road Economics : Opportunities and Risks of Transport Corridors
title_fullStr	Belt and Road Economics : Opportunities and Risks of Transport Corridors
title_full_unstemmed	Belt and Road Economics : Opportunities and Risks of Transport Corridors
title_sort	belt and road economics : opportunities and risks of transport corridors
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/715511560787699851/Belt-and-Road-Economics-Opportunities-and-Risks-of-Transport-Corridors http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31878
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