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The BRI: A new development cooperation paradigm in the making? Unpacking China’s infrastructure cooperation along the Maritime Silk Road

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  • Alves, Ana Cristina
  • Gong, Xue
  • Li, Mingjiang

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This special issue aspires to contribute to the nascent literature on the developmental impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its implications for global development governance. It is our contention that the BRI offers a unique window for a better understanding of China’s dual role as a development agent and a development-norms shaper. This introductory essay attempts to systematize theoretical insights drawn from in-depth empirical research along key nodes of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR), one key dimension of the BRI.

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  • Alves, Ana Cristina & Gong, Xue & Li, Mingjiang, 2023. "The BRI: A new development cooperation paradigm in the making? Unpacking China’s infrastructure cooperation along the Maritime Silk Road," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 169(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:169:y:2023:i:c:s0305750x23000980
    DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106280
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