12 Geographic Agency

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. Acknowledgements 9
4. 1 Actors and Agency in China’s Belt and Road Initiative 11
5. Part I Global Connectivity
6. 2 China’s BRI and International Cooperation in Higher Education and Research 35
7. 3 Trade, Tax, and Development Finance 59
8. Part II Regional Dynamics
9. 4 The BRI in Latin America 97
10. 5 Ascertaining Agency 113
11. 6 Parameters and Pathways 141
12. 7 Over Hills and Valleys Too 171
13. Part III Local Actors
14. 8 The Geopolitical Relevance of the BRI 197
15. 9 Elite Legitimation and the Agency of the Host Country 217
16. 10 The Two Faces of the China Model 245
17. 11 The Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia 265
18. 12 Geographic Agency 291
19. 13 Exploring the Political, Economic, and Social Implications of the Digital Silk Road into East Africa 315
20. Contributors 347