Greening China’s New Silk Roads: The Sustainable Governance of Belt and Road

Author:   R. J. Ferguson
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
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9781788977463


Pages:   360
Publication Date:   14 December 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Greening China’s New Silk Roads: The Sustainable Governance of Belt and Road


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This timely book offers a critical account of key governance challenges of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Illustrating China’s efforts to expand its idea of a sustainable eco-civilization, thereby ‘greening’ the BRI, it explores the disputes that have emerged from this process and subsequent complications resulting from geopolitical competition.   R. James Ferguson presents a critical analysis of China’s Green BRI, discussing the environmental impact of BRI corridors and its overall importance in harmonising the twin policy agendas of human development and environmental preservation. The author evaluates security and geopolitical challenges for the BRI in the context of China’s new globalism and emerging asymmetric co-governance. Demonstrating the need for improved governance of the BRI for a sustainability transition in global affairs, Ferguson suggests a range of strategies to compete with, complement or transform the BRI into a more multilaterized Green BRI.   This cutting-edge book is crucial reading for academics and researchers in political science and international relations focusing on contemporary Chinese governance and the significance of sustainable development for the BRI. Its unique practical insights and policy recommendations will also benefit policy advisors and environmental organizations that are engaging with green governance issues.

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Author:   R. J. Ferguson
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.670kg
ISBN:  

9781788977463


ISBN 10:   1788977467
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   14 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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'If the future direction of China's Belt and Roads initiative has baffled you, this book is the key to unlock its mysteries. The author - a world authority on the subject - not only provides a clear account of what has happened in the greening of the Belt and Roads since its inception, but also places the analysis within the context of the raging controversy about Chinese foreign policy. Ferguson provides a compelling case for a more sober debate regarding Beijing's attempt to bring human development and environmental needs into harmony. This is a must-read for anyone who has an interest in the future.' - Joseph M. Siracusa, Curtin University (Perth) and Australia Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Australia


‘If the future direction of China's Belt and Roads initiative has baffled you, this book is the key to unlock its mysteries. The author – a world authority on the subject – not only provides a clear account of what has happened in the “greening” of the Belt and Roads since its inception, but also places the analysis within the context of the raging controversy about Chinese foreign policy. Ferguson provides a compelling case for a more sober debate regarding Beijing's attempt to bring human development and environmental needs into harmony. This is a must-read for anyone who has an interest in the future.’ -- Joseph M. Siracusa, Curtin University (Perth) and Australia Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Australia


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R. James Ferguson, Director, Centre for East-West Cultural and Economic Studies and Assistant Professor, Faculty of Society and Design, Bond University, Australia

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