Central Asia : The New Silk Road Initiative’s Questionable Economic Rationality

Peyrouse, Sebastien ; Raballand, Gael

Taylor and Francis

关键词: silk road;    transport economics;    landlocked;    border management;    ideology;   

DOI  :  10.1080/15387216.2015.1114424
RP-ID  :  104050

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper explores how the New Silk Road Initiative, which is presented as a concept founded on economic rationality, tends to offer an ideological perspective on transport and trade for the Central Asian region. The New Silk Road Initiative advocates for more transport infrastructure in Central Asia without tackling the most significant barriers to trade: production patterns, widespread corruption, and poor management practices at borders.