China's Belt and Road Initiative: Understanding the Dynamics of a Great Transformation

This book presents critical analyses of China's Belt-Road-Initiative (BRI) from economic, social, political and geographical perspectives. Contributed by academics and business professionals from Asia, Europe and Australia, the chapters offer readers a range of regional viewpoints and insights into China's grand development strategy — primarily aimed at boosting connectivity across Asia and beyond via investments in infrastructural projects. The chapters also discuss the contemporary economic, financial, political and infrastructural developments related to the BRI and the challenges that confront the Initiative.

This edited volume serves as a primer to China's mega strategic undertaking, a supplementary companion and reference resource to those familiar with the BRI.

Readership: Academics, undergraduate and graduates students, professionals and policy makers interested in China's Belt and Road Initiative, China's economic development and foreign policy.

Chay Yue Wah, Singapore University of Social Sciences, has held various faculty and administrative appointments at the National University of Singapore, Singapore Management University, Nanyang Technological University and SIM University. A psychologist by training, he has published in the areas of entrepreneurship, work commitment, citizenship behaviour, expatriation, and technology. His current research interests are focused on innovation and the historical development of maritime ports.

Thomas Menkhoff is Professor of Organisational Behavior & Human Resources (Education) at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU). Between 2013–2018, he served as Academic Director of SMU's Master of Science in Innovation Programme. Three of his edited publications are Catalyst for Change — Chinese Business in Asia with Chay Yue Wah, Hans-Dieter Evers, and Hoon Chang Yau. Singapore: World Scientific (2014), Governing and Managing Knowledge in Asia with Hans-Dieter Evers and Chay Yue Wah (3rd revised edition 2019 forthcoming), and Living in Smart Cities: Innovation and Sustainability<> with Kan Siew Ning, Chay Yue Wah and Hans-Dieter Evers. Singapore: World Scientific (2018).

Linda Low, Associate Professor, Singapore University of Social Sciences, started in the Ministry of Finance, Singapore doing tax research before joining the National University of Singapore, then Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (now Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore). For eight years, she was Head of Strategic Planning in Abu Dhabi Government (United Arab Emirates, UAE) and Senior Economic Adviser for Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development as well as Adjunct Professor at UAE University and UAE Higher Colleges for Technology. Her research includes public sector economics and public policy; public enterprises and privatisation; social security and retirement; ageing; health economics; human resources development and manpower policies; international trade and regionalism; international political economy; development economics; with publications in Asia Pacific, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). She works with Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC). She also collaborates with National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Singapore Civil Service College for skills training.