Beyond the spatial fix
Towards a finance-sensitive reading of the Belt and Road in Serbia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13103917 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Imogen T Liu (0000-0002-1627-9849, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 343-364 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Area Development and Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2379-2949 • E-ISSN: 2379-2957 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23792949.2023.2200546 |
| PMID | 39219643 |
| OpenAlex | W4378071857 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 72 |
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been theorised as a spatial fix to China's overaccumulation problem, and as such, an implicitly productivist endeavour. This article opens up conceptual space to consider how historically and geographically mediated forms of financialisation have tempered the unfolding of the BRI in peripheral economies. Drawing on the Serbian post-socialist transition context, financialisation has been characterised by underinvestment and a persistent dependency on foreign, market-based capital inflows which have (1) precipitated state transformations to mobilise Chinese financing for BRI projects, strengthening the role of the state in industrial rejuvenation; and (2) created an institutional palimpsest conducive to non-productive forms of surplus value appropriation that demonstrates the hybridity of accumulation imperatives underlying the BRI
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |