China’s New Silk Road: An Emerging World Order

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Table of Contents
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Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction:
China’s New Silk Road
Part I:
The general context
	Chapter 1: New paradigms for the New Silk Road
		The invention of paradigms in International Relations studies
		New paradigms for the New Silk Road
		The bases for constructing new global paradigms
		Glossary
		Notes
		References
	Chapter: 2 Building a community of shared destiny: The Belt and Road Initiative in the political speeches of Xi Jinping
		Introduction
		Imagined communities are exclusive and require borders
		What defines the borders of the Belt and Road?
		What is the rationale for including the chosen regions?
		What binds the regions of the Belt and Road together?
		Conclusions
		Glossary
		Notes
		References
			Sources
	Chapter 3: Whose Silk Road? The Chinese, US, European Union and Russian strategic projects for regional integration in Central Asia
		Introduction
		China’s Belt and Road Initiative
		The other actors vis-à-vis the dynamics of the New Silk Road
			The US’ conception of the New Silk Road
			Russia’s conception
			The European initiatives
		Conclusion
		Glossary
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 4: Sustainability implications of theNew Silk Road:
Environmental and social planning
		Introduction
		Aims and structure
		Environmental and social planning: key concepts and the role of MDBs
		AIIB’s environmental and social safeguards
			Rationale and scope
			Role of environmental and social safeguards in the decision-making process
		Integration with country systems
		Discussion
		Conclusion
		Glossary
		Notes
		References
Part II:
The economic dimension
	Chapter 5: The political economy of new multilateral initiatives in Pacific Asia
		The rise of parallel multilateral mechanisms in Pacific Asia
		Why new multilateral mechanisms?
		Underprovision of demand: the need for infrastructure and infrastructure finance in Asia
		The Chinese OBOR initiative, a case of demonstrating leadership quality?
		Applying the four dimensions of leadership qualities in a more narrow way
		Chinese and Japanese approaches towards a ‘Silk Road’ initiative – a tentative comparison
		Conclusion
		Glossary
		References
	Chapter 6: The New Silk Road: Perspectives for EU–China economic cooperation
		China development model
		China development model and globalisation process
		A new stage of globalisation and the New Silk Road
		The economic cooperation objectives of the New Silk Road
		The New Silk Road: perspectives of EU and China economic cooperation
		Conclusions
		Glossary
		References
	Chapter 7: The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor: Lessons for the New Silk Road
		Introduction
		The CPEC, not just an economic initiative
		Why Pakistan?
		The challenges ahead for the CPEC
		What will the CPEC deliver?
			Transit corridor
			Economic corridor
			Development corridor
		Conclusions
		Acknowledgement
		Glossary
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 8: Sino-Pakistani axis of cooperation in China’s New Silk Road
		China as a trading state in the conquest of the world economy
		The Sino-Pakistani level of cooperation in analysis
		BRI and its discontents in Pakistan
		Conclusion
		Glossary
		Note
		References
Part III:
The strategic dimension
	Chapter 9: The roles of local governments in the New Silk Road
		Theoretical assumptions of paradiplomacy
		China’s multilateral platforms for local governments’ cooperation
		Sichuan’s role in BRI and cooperation with Poland
		Conclusions
		Glossary
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 10: The Maritime Silk Road, viewed from the South
		Introduction
		Goh’s framework for gauging geopolitical success
		Myanmar
		Sri Lanka
		Pakistan
		India
		Conclusion
		Glossary
		Note
		References
	Chapter 11: Locating China’s Maritime Silk Road in the context of the South China Sea disputes
		Introduction
		Maritime Silk Road in historical perspective
			The early age and age of commerce in the Southeast Asia
		Forging an alternative image of friendship and mutua lbenefit through the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road
		The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road and its strategic implication
			Local response and strategy
		Conclusions
		Acknowledgement
		Glossary
		Note
		References
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