Beschreibung:
China is now the lender of first resort for much of the developing world. Introducing a systematic and transparent method of tracking Chinese development projects around the world, this book explains Beijing's motives and analyzes the intended and unintended effects of its overseas investments.
1. Why do we know so little about the aims and impacts of China's overseas development program?; 2. The journey to global creditor: a brief history of Chinese development finance; 3. Counting and comparing apples and dragon fruits; 4. Follow the money: where does Chinese government funding go?; 5. Apples and dragon fruits: how does China allocate aid and credit across countries?; 6. Aid à la carte: the subnational distribution of Chinese development finance; 7. Paving the way to growth and development? The socioeconomic impacts of Chinese development projects; 8. Poisonous dragon fruits? The side effects of Chinese development finance; 9. Banking on the belt and road: the future of global development finance.