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Financing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): research agendas beyond the “debt-trap” discourse

Lai, Karen P.Y.; Lin, Shaun; Sidaway, James D.

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Shaun Lin

James D. Sidaway



Abstract

By way of introduction to the four papers that follow, we chart some key parameters of debate about finance and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In particular, we argue that the rise of discourses about “predatory lending” and “debt trap” (that feature in much commentary and reportage about BRI) merits critique and contextualization. The financing needs of BRI also raise important implications for the geography of financial markets and business services in Asia and other key locations in global financial networks. The networked nature of financial centers and the vital role of advanced business services bring into view actors, sites and spaces (such as law firms and offshore centers) that have been neglected by the geopolitical lenses most often applied to analyze BRI.

Citation

Lai, K. P., Lin, S., & Sidaway, J. D. (2020). Financing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): research agendas beyond the “debt-trap” discourse. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 61(2), 109-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2020.1726787

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 4, 2020
Online Publication Date Feb 17, 2020
Publication Date 2020
Deposit Date May 4, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Eurasian Geography and Economics
Print ISSN 1538-7216
Electronic ISSN 1938-2863
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 61
Issue 2
Pages 109-124
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2020.1726787

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