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The effect of the New Silk Road railways on aggregate trade volumes between China and Europe [PDF]

, 2016
"One Belt, One Road" is an extensive and complex initiative whose potential effect and influence are still currently pending for answers. This paper addresses the following research question: What is the effect of the New Silk Road intercontinental ...
Bolton, Kierstin, Li, Yuan, Westphal, Theo   +2 more
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FROM NY‐LON TO SILK? Shifting Centres of Attention in the World's Urban Fabric

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This Interventions essay explores Silk Road urbanism's emergence as a rival to New York and London (NY‐LON) for global centre stage in Anglophone urban and regional studies. Through China's Belt and Road Initiative, more attention is being given to urban formations and associated new centralities beyond North Atlantic global/world cities ...
Tim Bunnell, Han Cheng, Wenn Er Tan
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of international logistics performance on import and export trade: an empirical case of the “Belt and Road” initiative countries

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
As an important foundation of cargo transportation, logistics plays a vital role in developing international trade. Based on the international logistics performance index (LPI) and the sample data of the “Belt and Road” initiative countries from 2011 to ...
Weixin Wang, Qiqi Wu, Jiafu Su, Bing li
doaj   +1 more source

Insurance and the “Irrationalization” of Disaster Policy: A Political Crisis Theory for an Age of Climate Risk

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the last several years, disaster insurance programs around the world have experienced disruptions that many observers interpret to be a primary symptom of “climate crisis” (Bittle 2024). Governments have responded to these disruptions through disjointed and at times contradictory measures: they treat disasters, alternately, as “Acts of God”
Stephen J. Collier
wiley   +1 more source

The evolution of China’s English education policy and challenges in higher education: analysis based on LDA and Word2Vec

Frontiers in Education
China proposed the Belt and Road Initiative to strengthen regional connectivity so as to embrace a brighter future together. Since the Initiative was put forward, it has brought many challenges to China’s English education policy.
Haiyang Hu, Fan Li, Zhengying Luo
doaj   +1 more source

Evolution of China's interaction with Middle Eastern countries under the Belt and Road Initiative. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Chen J, Yang X, Wang M, Su M.
europepmc   +1 more source

China balances uncertain gains with potentially big payoffs in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) [PDF]

, 2017
For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Tereza Kobelkova, Former Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center in Washington, explains that “An increasing number of Chinese companies and experts have expressed grave concerns over
Kobelkova, Tereza
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Environmental Impacts of Natural Resource and FinTech in Oil‐Rich Economies: The Role of FinTech in Mitigating the Carbon Curse

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research investigates the joint environmental impacts of natural resource rents and FinTech in oil‐rich economies. It addresses the carbon curse hypothesis and argues that the integration of FinTech can be a transformative force, improving energy and carbon intensities in these countries.
Kingsley I. Okere, Ismail O. Fasanya, Stephen Kelechi Dimnwobi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The New Silk Road and The Chinese Dream phenomenon [PDF]

, 2017
В статье рассматривается новый глобальный инфраструктурный проект Правительства Китая, который носит условное название «Новый шелковый путь». Наряду с проектом Нового шелкового пути руководство страны запустило внутрикитайский проект «Китайская мечта ...
Драчева, Г. И., Карпова, О. М.   +1 more
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Heterogeneous Spillover Effects: How FDI in Resources Extraction, Manufacturing, and Services Affect Sectoral Carbon Emissions in the MENA Region

Natural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The MENA region faces a critical challenge: balancing economic growth spurred by foreign direct investment (FDI) with environmental sustainability. While FDI can bring technological advancements and capital, concerns exist about its potential to exacerbate environmental degradation, particularly carbon emissions.
Brahim Bergougui, Syed Mansoob Murshed
wiley   +1 more source